Krejčíková has not yet competed with Stephens (59th in the WTA rankings), the finalist of the tournament three years ago. The American already eliminated Karolína Plíšková and Muchová in Paris this year. “Perhaps we will come up with a good tactic with the coach so that it will turn out well again,” Krejčíková said after the third round.
Twenty-five-year-old Krejčíková tried the eighth finals on the clay clay of Paris last year and lost to the then qualifier Nadia Podoroská from Argentina.