Barbora Krejcikova became the sixth different Ladies Singles Grand Slam Champion in six years while Djokovic ended Rafael Nadal’s unbeaten run on clay to move one within Roger and Rafa with his 19th Slam.
MEN’S SINGLES
Novak Djokovic faced 22year old Stephanos Tsitsipas in the chase for his 19th Grand Slam and after an epic vs Rafa Nadal, this one went the distance too. High octane tennis was on display in the first set from both competitors with Tsitsipas finally coming out on top after a gruelling tiebreak. The world #5 then continued with his aggressive form out of the blocks, easing past Djokovic 6-2 in the second set. Everyone watching sensed Djokovic would not go easily and following a short break and a change of clothes, he bounced back and the Serb broke Tsitsipas’ momentum and took the set 6-3. That’s all the World Number 1 needed, the third set served as a catalyst for him and he dominated the match from there on out. He won the next two sets 6-2 6-4 and became the first male player in the Open Era to win every Grand Slam at least twice. A tremendous performance from both players which capped off a sensational tournament of tennis.
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“Probably the best 40 hours I’ve ever had,” said Novak Djokovic after getting the better of the Greek World #5 in the final, but those 40 hours also included for a mighty win over the King of Clay, Rafael Nadal in a marathon semi-final.
WOMEN’S SINGLES
Barbora Krejčiková and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova played sensational Tennis worthy of a Grand Slam final with both after their maiden Singles title in a Slam. The first two sets were opposite sides of the spectrum. Krejčiková started off brilliantly and quite easily took the first set 6-1. The next set was Pavlyuchenkova’s turn to dominate before the deciding set went the way of the Czech who managed to break at a crucial time. It was a maiden Grand Slam for 25year old Krejčiková who was an absolute underdog at the start of the tournament in a wide-open Ladies draw. A fantastic way of announcing yourself to the world!
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MEN’S DOUBLES
There was French glory in Paris as home favourites Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert reigned supreme. The Frenchmen made quite the comeback after going a set down against Andrey Golubev and Alexander Bublik and took the match 4-6, 7-6, 6-4. It was their second French Open title and their fifth Grand Slam title together.
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WOMEN’S DOUBLES
Barbora Krejčiková successfully did the double in Paris as she picked up a second Grand Slam title in a span of two days along with her doubles’ partner Katerina Siniaková. They defeated last year’s Singles Champion Iga Światek and Bethanie Mattek-Sands in straight sets to claim the title.
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From starting off with controversy, Roland Garros in 2021 turned into one of the best French Open’s in recent memory as it came to an exhilarating end on Sunday. Scintillating tennis combined with unexpected plot twists led to a highly entertaining Grand Slam that leads us all quite nicely from the clay to the green grass at Wimbledon in under two weeks as Novak Djokovic continues his charge for the Golden Slam.
Aarya Bhagwat