Highlights, Marketa Vondrousova vs Ashleigh Barty, French Open 2019 women's final: Barty wins first-ever Grand Slam title

Ashleigh Barty beats Marketa Vondrousova 6-1, 6-3 to win the 2019 French Open!

Vondrousova takes a 40-15 lead but Barty battles her way back to get to deuce. A fortunate net caught gives Vondrousova a game point. But my word, what stunning defence from Barty at the baseline on the next point! With Vondrousova at the net, she returns a couple of volleys before smashing a backhand passing winner down the line. And Ashleigh Barty finishes the job with a powerful smash at the net! 

Barty vs Vondrousova 6-1, *1-0

Barty is in total control here. She breaks Vondrousova to win the first game of the second set.

Ashleigh Barty wins the first set 6-1 against Marketa Vondrousova

Barty wastes no time in wrapping up the first set to take a 1-0 lead in the final. This has been a quick and clinical start from the eight seed. Vondrousova, on the other hand, was overwhelmed by the occasion given her shaky start but she started playing her fearless brand of tennis once she got into a rhythm. Barty, however, was well on her way to winning the set by then.

Barty vs Vondrousova *2-0

Barty takes a 30-0 lead. She nets her backhand at the third point but then gets a double break point as Vondrousova double faults. The Australian hits her forehand long to lose one gets the break after Vondrousova hits wide on the next point. Good start for the eight seed!

Dominic Thiem ​ beats Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 5-7, 7-5 to reach the final!

Djokovic overcooks his backhand to lose the first point. He serves and volleys to win the next point. Thiem absolutely murders the ball with his forehand return to get to 30-30. Djokovic defends well at the net to win the next point but then hits his backhand for deuce. Djokovic flounders once again on game point to bring Thiem back in the game. Thiem gets his third match point after Djokovic can't get the ball over the net off his forehand. Thiem smashes in a forehand winner to bring down the World No 1 and reach his second Roland Garros final! 

Djokovic vs Thiem 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 3-5*

Djokovic goes 30-0 ahead before an errant backhand flies wide. He double faults, his fourth of the match. Another backhand error brings up a break point for Thiem. And Thiem gets the break after Djokovic nets his forehand, Incredible! Thiem will now serve for the match!

Novak Djokovic wins the fourth set 7-5 against Dominic Thiem

With the point within his grasp, forehand overcooks his forehand to lose the first point. It's 15-15 as Djokovic nets his drop shot. That is the only point he loses on his serve to clinch the fourth set and force a fifth set in this semi-final.

Dominic Thiem wins the third set 7-5 against Novak Djokovic!

Thiem hits a deep forehand to the corner to set up a down the line forehand winner on the other corner. Two poor returns in a row gives Djokovic a 30-15 lead. Thiem responds with a thunderous forehand winner down the line. A point later, he fires in another forehand winner past Djokovic to get to deuce. Djokovic is having a word with the chair umpire as he believes the shot clock is being started as soon the point is over and not after the crowd's applause dies down. He advances to the net in anticipation of Thiem's failed lob and once again shrugs his shoulders as he sees the umpire start the shot clock as soon as the point is over. That looks to be getting to him as Thiem brings up a set point. Thiem slices long to squander it. Djokovic loses a game point trying to serve and volley as Thiem recover quickly to hit a forehand passing winner. The Austrian gets another set point but Djokovic saves it with a good save. Djokovic gives Thiem a third set point with a forehand unforced error but saves it with an ace down the T. Thiem defends brilliantly and brings up another set point with a backhand passing winner and finally clinches the set with a terrific return. Thiem came up with some clutch shots there and Djokovic, who started the day positively, finds himself 2-1 down