By our correspondent
Barbora Krejcikova has defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 2-6 6-4 in only her fifth major singles draw appearance claiming a first Grand Slam tennis title in the French Open
She paid tribute to mentor Jana Novotna, who died in 2017 at the age of 49,
The unseeded player has often spoken about her mentor and a former Wimbledon champion Novotna, killed by ovarian cancer.
Krejcikova now has the chance to win the doubles on Sunday as she takes on Katerina Siniakova.
Reports say no player has won both the women’s singles and doubles titles at Roland Garros since 2000 when France’s Mary Pierce had the day.
American great Billie Jean King, the 12-time Grand Slam singles championand Poland’s Iga Swiatek were among those to offer her congratulations. to Krejcikova in the doubles final.
