Women's Champion at Roland Garros
Krejcikova has won the women's title at Roland Garros and I am over the moon about it. Hana Mandlikova 🇨🇿 was the last Czech player (representing the Czech Republic) to win the title back in 1981 and she coached Jana Novotna 🇨🇿who went on to coach this year's winner, Krejcikova🇨🇿. What a fitting tribute to Novotna! And how touching that Krejcikova doesn't forget the amazing impact that Novotna had on her game. History has been made. It is, I believe, the first time women grand slam winners have coached future grand slam winners and from the same nation. This makes this year's Roland Garros special. Barbora Krejcikova's win was, for me, totally unexpected despite the fact that she has been playing the best tennis of her career in the run up to Roland Garros. Nevertheless, she was up against players who were also playing at their best. Sakkari and Pavlyuchenkova were both strong contenders as was last year's winner, Swiatek. However, Krejcikova is already a ...