2021 French Open Final: Barbora Krejcikova vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

[MargaretMcAleer]

Babs breaks again and leads 3-1,she has settled into this match well,.

Lets hope so...that overhead smash that went into the net.shades of Novak,she is rushing her shots

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Another break to Babs

Babs will serve for the 1st set 5-1

 

[don_fabio]

What the heck Pavs, time to start playing.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

SP for Babs
Babs 6-1 in just over 1/2 hour,apart from losing her serve in the opening set,she has been in full control and good composure.

Stats for the 1st set

Babs W 13 UFE 9 Pavs W 7 UFE 6

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Great defence from Babs

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

An opening for Pavs with 1BPs she is anticipating better and also being more aggressive with her shots with control and not rushing
Babs saved 2BPs
Bhand down the line from Pavs and she breaks...a good response from Pavs

 

[kskate2]

Pavs finally held serve. Now she can get into the match. And then breaks

 

[tented]

Pavs is trying to turn things around after a dreadful first set.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Pavs finally held serve. Now she can get into the match. And then breaks

Pavs not rushing her shots,she is reading the game of Babs better,playing with controlled aggression

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Pavs leads 3-0

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Pavs is handling the slice of Babs better in this set,getting down low

 

[tented]

Breadstick, and another breadstick?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Shades of the 1st set though in reverse

Pavs will serve for the 2nd set 5-1

 

[kskate2]

Kskate we have our one of our favorite umpires on this match The Voice aka Barry White aka Kader Nouni!!!!!
This womens final just got a whole lot better

 

[tented]

Pavs grabbed her thigh/groin after blowing that SP.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

2nd BP for Babs
She breaks Pavs serving for the match
Pavs leads 5-2

 

[tented]

No double breadsticks.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Pavs has called for the trainer,Tented you were right inner thigh,groin?

 

[tented]

Pavs has called for the trainer,Tented you were right inner thigh,groin?

Yeah, looks like it. The trainer is working on her upper thigh. (I’m surprised they didn’t leave the court to do this.)

 

[kskate2]

Oh no! What happened? I can't hear. My stream is not English so I muted it. I won't have this problem for the next slam as I'll be watching it from TV.