Tennis: Australian Ashleigh Barty smashes Czech Marketa Vondrousova 6-1, 6-3 to lift the French Open crown at Roland Garros
Australia's Ashleigh Barty kisses the trophy Suzanne Lenglen after winning against Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova at the end of the women's singles final match on day fourteen of The Roland Garros 2019 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2019.
"You gave me a lesson today," Vondrousova said to Barty during the trophy ceremony at Court Philippe Chatrier. But she truly looked the part Saturday, with her formidable sliced backhand creating openings that she took advantage of with her topspin forehand, which produced 11 of her winners. She hadn't dropped a set over the past two weeks, using a game filled with variety and every shot in the book, a style her semifinal opponent, Johanna Konta, called "tricky."Thiem crushes Djokovic's hopes
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 8, 2019. Austria's Dominic Thiem celebrates after his semifinal match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic.
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