French Open: Women's singles final in pictures

Published : Jun 11, 2017 00:23 IST

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Jelena Ostapenko lifts the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen after becoming open era's first unseeded woman to win the French Open.

Romanian third seed Simona Halep got off to a great start, winning the first set 6-4.

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Jelena Ostapenko produced a stunning comeback to win the second set after trailing 0-3.

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Ostapenko's powerful ball-striking helped her dominate the decider after being 1-3 down.

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Simona Halep, the pre-tournament favourite, would have become world No. 1 had she won the title.

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Jelena Ostapenko lifts the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen after becoming open era's first unseeded woman to win the French Open.
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