Even by the usually high levels of unpredictability associated with the women’s singles draw at Majors these days, the 2021 French Open has...
Even by the usually high levels of unpredictability associated with the women’s singles draw at Majors these days, the 2021 French Open has been rather extraordinary. For only the second time in the Open era, and the first at Roland Garros, there are four first-time Grand Slam semifinalists in the women’s singles draw.
Barbora Krejcikova, Maria Sakkari, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and Tamara Zidansek have all reached the last-four stage for the first time in their careers. This is uncharted territory. In fact, the highest remaining seed is Sakkari at 17.
This will be the fifth time in Roland Garros history, a player seeded outside the top 10 will lift the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen.
Semifinals Set:
— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) June 9, 2021
Krejcikova vs. [17] Sakkari
[31] Pavlyuchenkova vs. Zidansek
For just the 5th time in Roland Garros history, a player seeded outside the Top 10 will lift the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen on Saturday. #RG21 pic.twitter.com/6J1IegySnu
Zidansek
— Matt Roberts (@MattRobertsTTP) June 9, 2021
Pavlyuchenkova
Krejcikova
Sakkari#RolandGarros 2021 is only the 2nd major in the Open Era to feature 4 first-time Grand Slam semi-finalists in the women’s singles.
The other one was the 1978 Australian Open in an era when not many top players travelled Down Under.
Ahead of the women’s singles semi-finals that start on Thursday, here’s a look at who are the French Open’s...
