Pavlyuchenkova makes women's final in French Open

ANKARA

Russian tennis player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Thursday qualified for the 2021 French Open women's singles final.

World no. 31 Pavlyuchenkova beat Slovenian opponent Tamara Zidansek 2-0 with the sets of 7-5, 6-3 in the semifinals held in Paris.

Pavlyuchenkova, 29, reached her first Grand Slam final, where she will face Greek Maria Sakkari or Barbora Krejcikova from Czech Republic.