Halep was forced to skip Roland Garros this year as well, owing to the same injury that was sustained at the Rome Open this year.
A Pavlyuchenkova backhand went out of play to hand the 25-year-old Czech her maiden singles Grand Slam victory.
She had sustained a tear in her left calf during her recent Italian Open Round of 32 match against German player Angelique Kerber in Rome.
If the tournament were to end June 6, as initially planned, the number of spectators would have been lesser. On June 9, France will start the “Phase III'' of lifting lockdown mea...