Tennis - WTA - Madrid Open - Women's Singles Final - Kristina Mladenovic of France v Simona Halep of Romania- Madrid, Spain - 13/5/17 - Mladenovic returns the ball. REUTERS/Susana Vera
PARIS (Reuters) - Kristina Mladenovic's improved footwork gives her a real chance to become the first Frenchwoman in 17 years to win the singles title at Roland Garros, according to her former coach.
Mladenovic reached the final in two of the major claycourt tournaments this season, in Madrid and Stuttgart, and Georges Goven, who coached her last season and in her early years, believes she would start the French Open as one of the top four favourites.
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