Wonderful. What touch from the Czech, casually dropping a slice beyond the tape.

Pavlyuchenkova hits back with a big serve that Krejcikova can only coax long but the 25-year-old seizes on a slower second serve to take control of the rally and fire down a forehand winner that leaves her opponent rooted to the clay. 15-30.

Huge serve and it's framed high and wide by Pavlyuchenkova. Another chance for Krejcikova to close out the hold, and this time she does with a wrist-rattling serve.

She's one game away from being crowned French Open champion.

It's great retrieving from Pavlyuchenkova but Krejcikova keeps her moving across the baseline and eventually delivers one blow too many for the Russian.

But she can't get over the line as the 31st seed digs in off the next. Deuce.

So Barbora Krejcikova, looking to back up that break and edge towards a first Grand Slam singles title. But you still couldn't call this one...

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova drives a backhand long but Krejcikova then slices one of her own off target. 30-30.

Annabel Croft
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

The serve is such a weapon for Pavlyuchenkova - she can't afford to not be brave with it, she needs to create the width, she can't allow Krejcikova to get a strike on it.

Brilliant from Barbora Krejcikova, a superb forehand slapped beyond Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova from the baseline and the Czech breaks once more.

Krejcikova will be sensing an opportunity here at 0-30 on the Pavlyuchenkova serve.

She picks out a down-the-line winner on the backhand side and that brings up three break points for the Czech at a crucial moment in this final.

Lovely touch from Barbora Krejcikova with a well-weighted slice and she accelerates to 40-0 before lashing away a backhand winner to hold to love.

Big ace from the Russian and another punchy serve brings up the hold.

Krejcikova scuttles on to a short ball and skips a forehand beyond Pavlyuchenkova, who then drags a backhand wide. The next one finds its target and whistles beyond Krejcikova before she can even begin to move. 30-30.

Annabel Croft
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

That was a massive roar Pavlyuchenkova let out after that, that's the most emotion we've seen from her.

Got it! Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova leaps into a huge forehand and steams it beyond her opponent to break back immediately.

Great point!

Krejcikova draws Pavlyuchenkova in with a slice, the 31st seed dinks it back but the Czech gets her back-pedalling with a neat lob and the spinning Russian can only find the net.

Two break points saved, one to go...

And that is a winning forehand return right out of the top drawer from the Russian.

Three break back points.

Annabel Croft
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

You wouldn't have expected that after the stress levels we saw from Krejcikova after she was 1-0 down (in this set). Pavlyuchenkova needs to really force Krejcikova to earn the points. It's nip and tuck at this point of the match.

We are going to start getting some longer, more physical points, things are going to get tougher.

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So can Barbora Krejcikova consolidate that break and take a step closer to a first Grand Slam singles title? Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is making a good fist of fighting back immediately as she edges to 0-30.

Wow. Double fault from Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and that hands Barbora Krejcikova a potentially crucial break in this third and final set.

That's the way to hit back, an absolute bullet of a backhand that barely touches the clay as it skips through. But Krejcikova opts for a change of approach on the next and it pays off, dicing a slice over the net. Break point.

That's much better from the Czech, fizzing a backhand winner beyond her opponent and then pushing Pavlyuchenkova deep and into the net to make it 0-30. Chance here for Krejcikova...

Pavlyuchenkova goes for broke with a forehand return but rattles the tape and Krejcikova holds serve with a smart backhand winner that sends the Russian the wrong way.