Barbora Krejcikova will play Anastasia
Pavlyuchenkova in the French Open final after the Czech saved a match point to
defeat Maria Sakkari 7-5, 4-6, 9-7 on Thursday.
Krejcikova, 25, is the fourth unseeded women’s finalist in five years at Roland Garros. She won the French Open doubles title in 2018 but her best previous result in singles was a run to the fourth round here last year.
A fighter 💪#RolandGarros | @BKrejcikova pic.twitter.com/pBmlYAuA4h
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 10, 2021
It will be
the sixth successive French Open to crown a first-time women’s major champion.
