Three thoughts after unseeded Barbora Kreju010díkova of the Czech Republic defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–1, 2–6,6–4 to win the 2021 French Open women’s singles title:
• Tennis does irony. Tennis does literature. Tennis also does literature. So it was, that a tournament began with so much talk about mental health and the pressures befalling the sports’ stars….ended with two decided non-stars meeting the moment in the biggest match of their careers. Saturday afternoon in Paris, unseeded, unheralded Barbora Kreju010díkova of the Czech Republic capped off two weeks of poised and versatile tennis by winning the first Major (and only second singles title) of her career.