French Open: Czech player Barbora Krejcikova wins her 1st Grand Slam

Updated : Jun 12, 2021 23:08
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Unseeded Czech Barbora Krejcikova defeated 31st seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia to win her first grand slam title at the French Open in Paris on Saturday.

In a match between two first-time slam finalists, it was the 25-year-old who came out on top to win 6-1 2-6 6-4. 

After winning the match, Krejcikova paid a tribute to her former coach, Jana Novotna, the 1998 Wimbledon champion who died of cancer in 2017.

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