French Open 2021: Barbora Krejcikova Wins First Grand Slam Title In Paris; Checkout Winning Moments
Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova defeated Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 to win the women's singles title of the French Open tennis tournament. It took Barbora 1 hour 58 minutes to win the match. Photo Courtesy: PTI
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View In AppCompeting in just the fifth grand slam singles of her career, Krejcikova was successful in winning her first Grand Slam title. After Hana Mandlikova in 1981, a woman from the Czech Republic won at Roland Garros. Photo Courtesy: PTI
Earlier in the tournament, Krejcikova had defeated Greece's Maria Sakari 7-5, 4-6, 9-7 in the semi-final match. Pavlyuchenkova, on the other hand, defeated Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia 7-5, 6-3 to enter the finals. Both Krejcikova and Pavlyuchenkovahad reached the final of a Grand Slam title for the first time. Photo Courtesy: PTI
“It’s something I’ve always dreamed about,” Barbora Krejcikova said. “Winning here my first grand slam doubles title [in 2018], then winning the mixed ones. Now, I was just telling myself it would be really nice if I could get a grand slam in all three categories. I cannot believe it, now it’s happening.” Photo Courtesy: PTI
Before the singles category, Barbora has won the Grand Slam in the doubles category. In 2018, she won the French Open and Wimbledon titles in the doubles category. In the same year, she reached the final of the Australian Open in the doubles category but could not win the title. Photo Courtesy: PTI