2019 - ROLAND GARROS - FRANCE
Story of the semis: Barty, Vondrousova set up Roland Garros 2019 final
Wind, rain and momentum shifts - the Roland Garros 2019 semifinalists battled it all as Marketa Vondrousova overcame Johanna Konta and Ashleigh Barty outlasted Amanda Anisimova.
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On Court Simonne-Mathieu, Johanna Konta leapt out to a swift start over a nervous Marketa Vondrousova, taking the first 10 points of the match (Getty)
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Meanwhile on Court Suzanne-Lenglen, Ashleigh Barty also began briskly, winning 20 of the first 23 points en route to a 5-0 lead over Amanda Anisimova in the blink of an eye (Getty)
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Vondrousova settled enough to level the score at 2-2, but Konta pulled ahead once again to hold three set points at 5-3 (Getty)
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Anisimova essayed a remarkable turnaround in the first set, saving two set points at 0-5 - and chipping steadily away at Barty's lead (Getty)
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Vondrousova saved all three set points at 3-5 - and reeled off the next four games with excellent finesse to steal the first set from Konta (Getty)
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Having lost 20 of the first 23 points, Anisimova surged back to take the first set on a tiebreak - and, rattling off 17 straight points of her own, took a 3-0 second-set lead (Getty)
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Down a set and 0-3, it was Barty's turn to flip the match, gathering herself to reel off seven games in a row and winning the last nine points of the second set over Anisimova (Getty)
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As in the first set, Konta took the lead first in the second set, and again made her way to a 5-3 lead over Vondrousova (Getty)
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But once again, Konta was unable to serve out the set, and Vondrousova elevated her game at the business end of the set to take it on a tiebreak (Getty)
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Anisimova showed her frustration as the second and third sets started to get away from her as Barty took back control (Getty)
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Barty had to recover from an early break in the deciding set and missed her first five match points, but eventually sealed victory on her sixth (Getty)
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19-year-old Vondrousova becomes the youngest player in the Roland Garros final since Ana Ivanovic in 2007, and the first Czech since Lucie Safarova in 2015 (Getty)
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In her maiden Grand Slam final, Barty will aim to become the first Australian woman since Margaret Court in 1973 to win Roland Garros (Getty)
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