BARBORA'S FIRSTTANGO IN PARIS Elvidio Miranda The court craft of Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic prevailed over the persistence of the Russian star Anastasia Pavlyuchenkoova, who was trying to win the French Open in her 52nd attempt, in an absorbing final at the Roland Garros 6-1, 2-6, 6-4. Neither disappointed the adoring crowd with an amazing display of high-quality tennis. Barbora dedicated her win to her mentor, the late Jana Novotna who had been inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame, and who died of cancer. Barbora emulated Hana Mndlikova who won the Frech Open 40 years back as the only other Czech to have won in Paris. So Barbora becomes the latest darling pretty of the Frech capital having clinched her maiden Grand Slam, having emerged victorious much against the odds. -
