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.
PARIS: 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.
World number 32 Pavlyuchenkova has reached this stage for the first time at the 52nd attempt, 10 years after making a first Slam quarter-final in Paris.
Krejcikova, ranked one place lower, has long been labelled a doubles specialist and this is just her fifth appearance in a main draw singles at the Slams, having never previously got beyond the last 16.
However, both women have capitalised on a draw where the top seeds fell and just kept…
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