The Roland Garros fairytale: 5 factors why Barbora Krejcikova came to claim the title

Our tennis is celebrating. After 7 years, we have a Grand Slam champion again. It was achieved by Barbora Krejcikova, who literally dominated Roland Garros and surprised the whole tennis world. In addition to the singles title, she also added the doubles title and won a double. This feat was last achieved by Mary Pierce in 2000, making Krejcikova one of the great tennis legends. What is the magic behind the success of the Moravian tennis magician?

The heart of a champion

To win a grand slam, every player needs to have several important attributes. The main one is tennis skill. Equally important are willpower, combativeness, a great desire to win, self-belief and mental resilience. Krejcikova demonstrated all these attributes at the tournament.

Without them she would not have become a champion. She faced some difficult moments, she was on the verge of elimination, she looked pale. However, the native of Brno withstood all these situations and showed strong mental resilience. This is one of the few reasons why she achieved the biggest success in her career.

Match workload

The Moravian tennis player competed in a total of three events at the French Open. In singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles. And that had a positive effect. Physically it was definitely challenging, but mentally it encouraged her.

She didn’t have time to think about her success, which could have put her down and put her under a lot of pressure. What would happen if…. It also helped that she was very successful in other competitions. This allowed her to be more confident and not get down from the sudden success.

The underdog role suited her

This is very much related to the previous point. She was underestimated before and during the tournament. Since the quarter-finals, she has been seen as the player who can only surprise in all the duels.

So Krejcikova was not under so much pressure, she could play her game and didn’t have to deal with other circumstances. After all, the other players took advantage of this and knocked out the big favourites.

A relatively playable draw led to the title

There was no shortage of surprises in this tournament. Most of the favourites failed in the first week and this was a chance for Krejcikova and co. After all, in the semifinals, Pavlyuchenkova (31st in the world) was the highest seeded player.

Krejcikova had to deal with a strong Svitolina (5th player in the world) in the 3rd round. However, she was not in ideal form and the tennis player from Moravia destroyed her. After that, she faced tennis players who are similar in quality. Krejčíková made perfect use of this advantageous lot and achieved this spectacular triumph.

The Strasbourg title

That’s where it all began. Starting the Strasbourg tournament was the best decision she could have made. It was there that the beginning of her spectacular victory ride took place. She beat some solid players, fought some tight battles and won her maiden title.

That gave her a huge boost. Suddenly she found she could compete with the best. It boosted her confidence and was a huge mental boost. And then we all know.

A fairytale ride at Roland Garros ended with a happy ending that most tennis players can only dream of. Barbora Krejcikova is the winner of Roland Garros 2021. How beautiful that sounds.

Source:: Roland Garros