Korneeva beats Perez Alarcon to win French Open ladies’ title

PARIS (AP) – Third-seeded Alina Korneeva beat No. 6 Lucciana Perez Alarcon 7-6 (4), 6-3 to win the French Open ladies’ title on Saturday and observe up her success on the Australian Open earlier this yr.

The 15-year-old Russian participant dropped just one set on the Grand Slam event as she grew to become the primary lady to win two main titles in a season since 2013, when Ana Konjuh and Belinda Bencic each gained two majors.

Korneeva can be the primary lady to win the primary two majors of the season since Magdalena Maleeva in 1990.

Korneeva had three aces and broke Perez Alarcon’s serve six instances. The 18-year-old Perez Alarcon double-faulted 9 instances and transformed 4 of her 9 break-point possibilities.

Perez Alarcon was the primary lady from Peru to succeed in a junior last. Peru’s Jaime Yzaga gained the French Open boys’ title in 1985 and Luis Horna misplaced the ultimate at Roland Garros in 1997.

Later Saturday, Dino Prizmic of Croatia confronted Juan Carlos Prado Angelo of Bolivia within the boys’ last.

Both finals have been held on Court Simonne-Mathieu.

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