Tennis fans have hailed Andy Murray for the bold prediction he made about Caroline Garcia more than a decade ago.29-year-old Garcia emerged victorious in the 2022 WTA Finals that concluded on Monday. She defeated Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka to cap off her most successful season yet, having won four titles in the four finals she contested - the WTA Finals, Cincinnati Open, Poland Open and Bad Homburg Open. With the title win, Garcia placed herself second – behind World No. 1 Iga Swiatek - on the list of WTA players with the most singles titles in 2022.The Frenchwoman kept her nose to the grindstone throughout the second half of the season to reclaim her career-high ranking of World No. 4 she first attained in 2018, from a slump in form which saw her ranked World No. 75 earlier in 2022.Interestingly, former World No. 1 Murray boldly predicted Garcia would rise to the top of the WTA rankings. The prediction, which dates back to May 2011, was made when a young 17-year-old Garcia played five-time Slam champion Maria Sharapova in the second round of the French Open and nabbed the opening set during her eventual loss."The girl Sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day Caroline Garcia, what a player u heard it here first," he had remarked.Andy Murray@andy_murrayThe girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here first16861202The girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here firstWith Garcia witnessing a revival in form, tennis fans have dug out Andy Murray’s decade-old tweet to hail his prophecy."Thank you Andy Murray for being a visionary. Some of us out here noticed it and appreciated it," one fan lauded.Dead Net Cord@MqLeoThank you Andy Murray for being a visionary. Some of us out here noticed it and appreciated it. twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Andy Murray@andy_murrayThe girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here first11202The girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here firstThank you Andy Murray for being a visionary. Some of us out here noticed it and appreciated it. twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Another fan relished the frequent mention of Andy Murray due to Caroline Garcia’s recurrent success in recent times."I love how every time Caro plays well this tweet pops up again," the fan noted.CARO WTA FINALS WINNER@JaaaaaBritcedesI love how every time Caro plays well this tweet pops up again twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Andy Murray@andy_murrayThe girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here first41202The girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here firstI love how every time Caro plays well this tweet pops up again twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Here are a few more reactions from fans:Zainab Walji@xenon21@andy_murray ‘s mystic Meg prediction coming through!!! twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Andy Murray@andy_murrayThe girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here first41The girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here first@andy_murray ‘s mystic Meg prediction coming through!!! twitter.com/andy_murray/st…tennis boy@graszrayKing dropped an all time massive shout and ignored her for over a decade twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Andy Murray@andy_murrayThe girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here first16881202The girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here firstKing dropped an all time massive shout and ignored her for over a decade 😭😭😭😭 twitter.com/andy_murray/st… https://t.co/10WzvlMSOV6🌹@Tartouflex11 years in the making, she’s gonna be number one soon twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Andy Murray@andy_murrayThe girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here first16851202The girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here first11 years in the making, she’s gonna be number one soon twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Jean-Xavier Franco@jxfranco@andy_murray And @CaroGarcia won the @WTAFinals 2022. As predicted by @andy_murray’s prophecy 11 years ago. It is also a kind of perseverance… twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Andy Murray@andy_murrayThe girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here first16871202The girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here first@andy_murray And @CaroGarcia won the @WTAFinals 2022. As predicted by @andy_murray’s prophecy 11 years ago. It is also a kind of perseverance… 🎾 twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Tennis Insight@TennisInsightCloser and closer twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Andy Murray@andy_murrayThe girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here first31202The girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here firstCloser and closer twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Solitaris@_Solitaris972_This guy was right three times : 2011, 2017 and now. 🙃 twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Andy Murray@andy_murrayThe girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here first11202The girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here firstThis guy was right three times : 2011, 2017 and now. 🙃 twitter.com/andy_murray/st… https://t.co/SC2RBltQ8ATurkish Mommy@TurkishMommyLolz.. at least that girl won #wtafinals and ranked #4 twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Andy Murray@andy_murrayThe girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here first16881202The girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here firstLolz.. at least that girl won #wtafinals and ranked #4 twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Will@WillBeckman_rumours of this prediction’s demise have been greatly exaggerated twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Andy Murray@andy_murrayThe girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here first16891202The girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here firstrumours of this prediction’s demise have been greatly exaggerated twitter.com/andy_murray/st…The Insatiable@HeIsGeoffMaybe next year Andy. twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Andy Murray@andy_murrayThe girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here first16881202The girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here firstMaybe next year Andy. twitter.com/andy_murray/st…iPaulie@iPaulieWow. Andy knew what’s up back in 2011. twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Andy Murray@andy_murrayThe girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here first21202The girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here firstWow. Andy knew what’s up back in 2011. twitter.com/andy_murray/st…𝐿𝓁𝒶𝓂𝒶 𝒮𝒶𝓎𝓈 ☄🌠🚀@funnyzeitgistCaroline Garcia is now world no. 4 !She is coming to fulfill the Andy Murray prophecy ! Just needs couple of slams (at least) next year may be twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Andy Murray@andy_murrayThe girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here first31202The girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here firstCaroline Garcia is now world no. 4 !She is coming to fulfill the Andy Murray prophecy ! Just needs couple of slams 🏆 (at least) next year may be😅 twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Raz@vamoshalepthe only silver lining to Caroline Garcia winning this title over Aryna Sabalenka Andy Murray’s prediction from over a decade ago is a step closer to coming true twitter.com/andy_murray/st…Andy Murray@andy_murrayThe girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here first41202The girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here firstthe only silver lining to Caroline Garcia winning this title over Aryna Sabalenka 😭 Andy Murray’s prediction from over a decade ago is a step closer to coming true twitter.com/andy_murray/st…"At the time, when I was 17, it was a bad experience" – When Caroline Garcia revealed the impact of Andy Murray’s tweetGarcia was 17 years old when Andy Murray predicted her rise to World No. 1Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray noticed Caroline Garcia when she was brought in as a wildcard at the 2011 French Open. The Frenchwoman was aged 17 at the time, and in an interview from 2021, she referred to the attention as a “bad experience”. Garcia noted that she wasn’t ready at the time and the weight of people’s expectations had an impact on her performance. She, however, also acknowledged people’s belief in her."At the time, when I was 17, it was a bad experience. Mentally I wasn’t ready. I played an unbelievable match, but I wasn’t able to be consistent at that level. I felt that everybody from the outside was expecting me to play at that level every match, so they couldn’t understand why I was losing to players ranked about No 150 in the world," she said, per TennisHead."I had a lot of pressure and I couldn’t deal with it because I wasn’t ready. But you can’t regret that kind of experience. It’s great that people talk about you in this way. They say you have potential, that you can accomplish things. And it’s probably better that people think like that rather than the other way!" she added.