Krejcikova finally clinched the championship match when a Pavlyuchenkova groundstroke went long. Pavlyuchenkova saved another two championship points in the ninth game to make it 5-4 before Krejcikova served for her spot in tennis history. In the eighth game of the third set, Krejcikova missed out on a pair of match points. Krejcikova hit eight straight points, including two consecutive winners to gain the 4-3 lead of the decider. In the third set, Krejcikova broke for a 2-1 lead but then had to fight from a 3-3 tie. Pavlyuchenkova hit 10 winners to take the second set, 6-2. The 31st-seed Pavlyuchenkova, who reached a Grand Slam final for the first time in 52 major appearances, struck back and forced a decider. Krejcikova won the women's singles title at Strasbourg, a clay-court primer tournament for the French Open, and with Saturday's championship victory, now owns a 12-match win streak.Īfter losing the opening game of the final with two double faults, Krejcikova came roaring back to win six straight games. The unseeded Krejcikova came into this year's French Open unseeded but with momentum. Krejcikova, 25, and Pavlyuchenkova, 29, were both playing in their first Grand Slam final. It's Krejcikova's first career Grand Slam singles title. Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic is the 2021 French Open champion after defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, in the women's final in Paris.
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