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French Open: Barbora Krejcikova wins first Grand Slam

Harshit

12 Jun 2021 21:25 IST

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Barbora Krejcikova, French Open, Barbora Krejcikova wins French Open,

Barbora Krejcikova won her first Grand Slam title as she defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in the French Open final on Saturday.

This is also the fifth major win for the 25-year-old from Czech Republic and she is the third unseeded women's champion in the past five years at the mega Roland Garros.

First Slam Feels 🙌@BKrejcikova captures her maiden major singles title, defeating Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/Moql4x4XFD
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 12, 2021

🇫🇷Land of Opportunity🇫🇷

Garbine Muguruza
Jelena Ostapenko
Simona Halep
Ashleigh Barty
Iga Swiatek
Barbora Krejcikova

6️⃣ years, 6️⃣ first-time major champions at #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/BnPmi8rpzo
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 12, 2021

🇨🇿 Czech, Please 🇨🇿

Barbora Krejcikova joins Hana Mandlikova as the second Czech women’s singles champion at #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/II5EEhG9IK
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 12, 2021

First Kiss 😘#RolandGarros | @BKrejcikova pic.twitter.com/lYBFblTWtZ
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 12, 2021

Belief personified 🙌@BKrejcikova | #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/hu6U0njgQ1
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 12, 2021

Jana is proud ❤️🇨🇿#RolandGarros | @BKrejcikova pic.twitter.com/kEYMIazl2m
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 12, 2021

The first words as the 2021 champion 🎤#RolandGarros | @BKrejcikova pic.twitter.com/jFSZp8xPtD
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 12, 2021

Pure Joy 😁#RolandGarros | @BKrejcikova pic.twitter.com/yeo13VjIPK
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 12, 2021

Pavlyuchenkova, who played her first major final in her 52nd appearance, bounced back in the second set but failed to keep her momentum going till the very end.

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