Photo: Getty ImagesCzech Barbora Krejcikova reached the French Open final as she beat Greek 17th seed Maria Sakkari 7-5 4-6 9-7 in a nail-biting contest. Krejcikova will face Russian 31st seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who will also be making her maiden appearance in a major singles final, on Saturday. With both Sakkari and Krejcikova playing in their first Grand Slam semi-final, the match got off to a shaky start. Krejcikova saved a match point on her serve at 3-5, forcing Sakkari to serve for the match. She was broken, however, when she sent a backhand into the net to allow Krejcikova to level for 5-5.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 10, 2021 20:26 UTC