Barbora Krejcikova celebrates her victory in the French Open final. Photo: ReutersUnseeded Czech Barbora Krejcikova completed a remarkable transition from a doubles specialist to a Grand Slam singles champion on Saturday by conquering Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final of the French Open. Following Saturday's win, Krejcikova extended her winning run to 12 matches. After an exchange of service breaks, Krejcikova managed to find an even higher gear to get another break for a 4-3 lead. I know somewhere she's looking over me," Krejcikova said of the 1998 Wimbledon champion, who died of cancer in 2017.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 12, 2021 21:00 UTC