Pavlyuchenkova 1st woman to play over 50 Grand Slams before reaching 1st major final

World number 32 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova reached French Open 2021 women's singles final after defeating world number 85 Tamara Zidanšek 7-5, 6-3. With this, the 29-year-old became the first Russian woman to advance to a Grand Slam final since Maria Sharapova in 2015 (Australian Open). She is the first woman to play over 50 majors before reaching her first major final.