Highlights of French Open 2021
- Novak Djokovic (Serbia) wins men’s 2021 French Open title after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas by 6–7(6–8), 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4.
- Barbora Krejcikova(Czech Republic) wins women’s singles French Open 2021 by defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–1, 2–6, 6–4.
- It was the 125th edition of the French Open.
- The winner amount:$1.7 million.
- The first runner-up: $907,000.
Novak Djokovic Wins his Second French Open title
- Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic won French Open 2021, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) in the final.
- Currently ranked as world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- He has been No. 1 for a record total of 325 weeks.
- It was his 2nd French Open men’s singles title (earlier in 2016) and 19th Grand Slam title.
- With the win, Djokovic became the first and only player to win every Major.
- Djokovic also became the third player after Roy Emerson and Rod Laver to win the Australian Open and French Open in the same year on multiple occasions, and the first within the Open Er.
Barbora Krejcikova won the Women's title for French Open 2021
- Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) won her first Grand Slam singles title, defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) in the final, 6-1 2-6 6-4.
- This was Krejčíková's Grand Slam sixth Grand Slam overall, winning the first five in doubles.
French Open Winners List 2021 | ||
French Open 2021Titles | French Open Winners | Runner-up |
Men’s Singles | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Stefanos Tsitsipas |
Women’s Singles | Barbora Krejcikova(Czech Republic)) | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
Men’s Doubles | Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) and Nicolas Mahut (France) | Alexander Bublik & Andrey Golubev |
Women’s Doubles | Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková (Czech Republic) | Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Iga Świątek |
Mixed Doubles | Desirae Krawczyk(United States)/ Joe Salisbury(UK) | Elena Vesnina / Aslan Karatsev(Russia) |
Grand Slam Tournaments
These are the four most important annual tennis tournaments. They are as follows:
- Australian Open (Mid-January)
- French Open (September and October)
- Wimbledon (June and July)
- US Open (August and September)
These tournaments are played on different type of grounds. They are:-
S.No | Tournaments | Playing Area |
1 | Australian Open | Hard Courts |
2 | US Open | Hard Courts |
3 | French Open | Clay |
4 | Wimbledon | Grass |
These tournaments are played in five categories-
(a) Men’s singles
(b) Women’s singles
(c) Men’s doubles
(d) Women’s doubles
(e) Mixed doubles
All-Time GrandSlam Title Leaders
- Rodger Federer & Rafael Nadal: 20 (GrandSlam Title)
- Novak Djokovic: 19 (GrandSlam Title)
- Pete Sampras: 14 (GrandSlam Title)
- Roy Emerson: 12 (GrandSlam Title)
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