Former cricketer wins French Open 2019

The eight-seeded Ashleigh Barty, who also played inthe Big Bash League (BBL), defeated 19-year-old Czech Marketa Vondrousova instraight sets of 6-1, 6-3 to win French Open on Saturday. Both Barty andVondrousova were playing their maiden Grand Slam final.

After defeating Vondrousova, Barty has the first Australian to win a singles titles at Roland Garros since Margaret Court in 1973. It may be mentioned here that Barty played as a cricket in the women's BBL in 2015 and in 2016.

Ashleigh Barty becomes first Australian woman to win French Open singles title since Margaret Court in 1973 #RG19 #FrenchOpen #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/NYvoTFWQKQ

— Reuters Asia (@ReutersAsia) June 8, 2019

Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal will face Dominic Thiem in men's final tomorrow.