The winner of the women's single title at the French Open Tennis Tournament, 2021, Barbora Krejcikova is from which of the following countries ?
- (a)Czech Republic
- (b)Serbia
- (c)Croatia
- (d)Spain
Correct — A, Czech Republic. Barbora Krejcikova, the 2021 French Open women's singles champion, is from the Czech Republic. In the final she beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 — her first Grand Slam singles title — and at the same 2021 French Open she also won the women's doubles crown (with compatriot Katerina Siniakova), a rare singles-plus-doubles double.
- (b)Serbia — Serbia is the country of Novak Djokovic, who won the 2021 French Open men's singles — not the women's title. Krejcikova is Czech, not Serbian.
- (c)Croatia — No Croatian woman won the 2021 French Open singles; Krejcikova's nationality is Czech.
- (d)Spain — Spain has a strong clay-court tennis tradition, but Krejcikova is from the Czech Republic, not Spain.
The French Open (Roland-Garros), played on clay in Paris, is one of tennis's four Grand Slams, alongside the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. In 2021 Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) won the women's singles — a breakthrough maiden Grand Slam singles title — and also the women's doubles at the same event.
This is sports current affairs: link the champion to the year and country. For 2021 French Open women's singles the anchor name is Barbora Krejcikova, and her country is the Czech Republic.
- 2021 French Open (Roland-Garros) women's singles champion: Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic).
- Beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final; it was her first Grand Slam singles title.
- She also won the 2021 French Open women's doubles (with Katerina Siniakova).
- The French Open is the clay-court Grand Slam, held in Paris.
- Confusing Krejcikova (Czech) with players from other Eastern-European countries
- Mixing the 2021 men's champion (Djokovic, Serbia) with the women's champion
Sports current affairs asks 'which country does [champion] belong to' or 'who won [tournament] in [year]'.
In order to win the Grand Slam in Tennis, a player must win which one of the following groups of tournaments?
- (a) Australian Open, Wimbledon, French Open, US Open
- (b) Wimbledon, French Open, US Open
- (c) Wimbledon, French Open, Paegas Czech Open, US Open
- (d) Davis Cup, Wimbledon, French Open
Answer(a) Australian Open, Wimbledon, French Open, US Open
Same tennis-Grand-Slam knowledge area — UPSC 1999 tested that the French Open is one of the four Grand Slams. It is exactly that tournament Krejcikova won in 2021, which UPPSC turns into a country-recall question.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The French Open (Roland-Garros) is played on which surface?
- (a)Grass
- (b)Hard court
- (c)Clay
- (d)Carpet
Answer(c) Clay — Roland-Garros is the only clay-court Grand Slam.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The 2021 French Open men's singles title was won by:
- (a)Rafael Nadal
- (b)Novak Djokovic
- (c)Stefanos Tsitsipas
- (d)Roger Federer
Answer(b) Novak Djokovic — he came back from two sets down to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final.