Tennis: French Open title beckons for late bloomers Pavlyuchenkova, Krejcikova

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PARIS: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Barbora Krejcikova, two of the most unlikely Grand Slam finalists of the modern era, meet in Saturday's (Jun ...

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Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova has long been labelled a doubles specialist and this is just her fifth appearance in a main draw singles at the Slams AFP/Anne-Christine POUJOULATPARIS: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Barbora Krejcikova, two of the most unlikely Grand Slam finalists of the modern era, meet in Saturday's French Open title match at the conclusion of a shock-heavy tournament.

Serena Williams was knocked out in the fourth round, world number two Naomi Osaka withdrew after one match while 2018 champion Simona Halep never even made it to Paris. Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has reached the final for the first time at the 52nd attempt, 10 years after making a first Slam quarter-final in Paris AFP/MARTIN BUREAU

The 25-year-old is already a Grand Slam champion, having captured the women's doubles with Katerina Siniakova at Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 2018. Indeed, she won eight doubles titles before lifting a maiden singles trophy on clay in Strasbourg on the eve of the French Open.

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