Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 7, 2019 Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic celebrates winning her semi final match against Britain's Johanna Konta REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
PARIS (Reuters) - Unseeded Czech Marketa Vondrousova became the first teenager to reach a Grand Slam final for 10 years as she outsmarted Johanna Konta 7-5 7-6(2) at the French Open on Friday.
The 19-year-old left-hander lost the first 10 points of the match on a rainy Court Simonne Mathieu, but had more guile than her bigger-hitting opponent in testing conditions.
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