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French Open: Barbora Krejcikova wins first Grand Slam singles title in Paris

French Open: Barbora Krejcikova wins first Grand Slam singles title in Paris

Krejcikova was ranked outside the top 100 last September but is set to rise to 15th in the world Unseeded Czech Barbora Krejcikova sealed her rapid rise in the singles game by claiming a first Grand Slam title in an emotional French Open win. Krejcikova beat Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 2-6 6-4 in only her fifth major singles draw appearance. The former doubles world number one paid tribute to mentor Jana Novotna, who died in 2017 at the age of 49, saying she owed her success to her. “She is looking after me from up there,” said 25-year-old Krejcikova. Krejcikova...

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