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French Open 2019: Results, Highlights, Friday Scores Recap from Roland-Garros
June 7, 2019
Marketa Vondrousova will face Ashleigh Barty in the final of the 2019 French Open after they progressed through their respective semi-finals on Friday.
The former beat Johanna Konta in two sets, while the latter overcame Amanda Anisimova in three.
In the men's semi-finals, Rafael Nadal eased past Roger Federer.
Novak Djokovic will be in action against Dominic Thiem.
Women's Singles Results
Marketa Vondrousova bt. (26) Johanna Konta, 7-5, 7-6 (2)
(8) Ashleigh Barty bt. Amanda Anisimova, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3
Men's Singles Results
(2) Rafael Nadal bt. (3) Roger Federer. 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
(1) Novak Djokovic vs. (4) Dominic Thiem
Recap
Anisimova, 17, made it to the semi-final with a memorable upset of defending champion Simona Halep in the last round, but the teenager seemed overawed by the occasion early on.
She won just three points as Barty raced to a 5-0, 40-15 lead after quarter of an hour.
The American produced a remarkable comeback, however, rattling off six games in succession.
Barty broke back to force a tiebreaker, but Anisimova was undeterred:
She maintained her momentum into the second set and took a commanding lead after just seven minutes, per Ben Rothenberg of the New York Times:
Perhaps taking inspiration from her opponent, Barty launched a remarkable comeback of her own to take the second set 6-3.
The Australian took the decider by the same scoreline, but not before Anisimova saved five match points.
Konta's clash with Vondrousova may not have been quite so topsy-turvy, but it wasn't short on twists either.
Twice Vondrousova battled back from a break down in the opening set, surviving three set points before taking it in style:
An early break put Konta in the driving seat in the second, but once again she failed to close it out from a 5-3 lead.
The No. 26 seed was able to force a tiebreaker, but a nervy showing proved costly and the 19-year-old secured her place in the final with an excellent drop shot.
Federer came into his sixth French Open meeting with Nadal needing everything to go his way if he were to claim his first Roland-Garros victory over him.
However, the pair were met with strong winds, as tennis writer Christopher Clarey observed:
Nadal was unfazed by the weather, as Record's Jose Morgado noted:
While Nadal managed to cope with the conditions, Federer struggled to get near his opponent.
On the two occasions Federer broke the Spaniard's serve, Nadal wasted little time in hitting back, and the 11-time Roland-Garros champion never looked to be in much danger.
He'll face either Djokovic or Thiem on Sunday.