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French Open: Barbora Krejcikova captures women's title

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Dave James, Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/06/12/20210612-barbora-krejcikova-rtr.jpg"/><figcaption>Czech Republic&#x27;s Krejcikova celebrates after winning the French Open final against Russia&#x27;s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at Roland Garros in Paris on June 12. Benoit Tessier, Reuters</figcaption></figure></div>Barbora Krejcikova won her maiden Grand Slam singles title at the French Open on Saturday, beating Russia&#x27;s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to become the first Czech woman in 40 years to conquer Roland Garros and dedicated her victory to former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna who died four years ago.Krejcikova, ranked 33 in the world and playing just her fifth main draw in a Slams singles event, triumphed 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 for a second career title.The 25-year-old emulates compatriot Hana Mandlikova who claimed the trophy in Paris in 1981.Krejcikova paid an emotional tribute to her mentor Novotna who died of cancer at the age of 49 in 2017.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/12/21/alex-eala-french-open-doubles-champion">Alex Eala, Russia’s Selekhmeteva win French Open doubles title</a></li></ul>&quot;It&#x27;s hard to put into words. I cannot believe I have just won a Grand Slam,&quot; said Krejcikova who was still outside the top 100 when the 2020 French Open took place last October.&quot;I spent a lot of time with Jana before she died. Her last words to me were &#x27;enjoy tennis and try and win a Grand Slam&#x27;.&quot;I know she&#x27;s looking after me. All this is pretty much because she is looking after me.&quot;It was amazing that I got the chance to meet her. She was such an inspiration. I miss her and I hope she&#x27;s really happy.&quot;Krejcikova, who can also win a third Grand Slam women&#x27;s doubles title on Sunday with partner Katerina Siniakova, was presented with the trophy by Czech-born Martina Navratilova who won two French Opens as an American citizen.Krejcikova will rise to number 15 in the world as a result of her win on Saturday as she became the sixth successive first-time major winner in Paris.Pavlyuchenkova was playing in her first Slam final at the 52nd attempt and was attempting to become the third oldest first-time winner of a major.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/12/21/tennis-djokovic-conquers-everest-and-eyes-52-year-landmark-at-french-open">Tennis: Djokovic conquers &#x27;Everest&#x27; and eyes 52-year landmark at French Open</a></li></ul><div>FROM THE ARCHIVES:</div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1632827" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>In a nervy start to the final, Krejcikova was broken in the first game, serving up two double faults.However, the Russian was unable to capitalise and dropped the next six games as her Czech opponent grabbed three breaks and raced way with the opener inside half an hour.Krejcikova was rewarded for her bold attacking, hitting 13 winners to the Russian&#x27;s seven.Pavlyuchenkova, who made her Slam debut back in 2007, was the more composed player in the second set, stretching out to 5-1.A medical timeout at 5-2, during which she was seen munching Haribo gummy bears, merely delayed the Russian levelling the final.In the decider, the players exchanged breaks in the third and fourth games, before the Czech broke to love for 4-3 on the back of a 10-shot rally.Pavlyuchenkova saved two championship points in the ninth game and a third in the 10th but Krejcikova became champion on the fourth when the Russian hit long.Both women capitalised on a draw in which the top seeds fell and just kept falling.

Krejcikova, ranked 33 in the world, triumphed 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 over Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to conquer Roland Garros.

Krejcikova, ranked 33 in the world, triumphed 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 over Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to conquer Roland Garros.

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French Open: Barbora Krejcikova captures women's title

Dave James,

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Published Jun 13, 2021 12:38 AM PHT

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