Serena Williams looked like she was strolling to victory. Then ambling to defeat. Then rushing to defeat. She was broken (in two senses of the word) at 0-2 down in the final set but then won the next six. Like Djokovic, she simply found another gear her opponent couldn’t match when it mattered. The greatest women’s player ever, she puts up a very, very good case.
Serena Williams willed herself to a 20th grand slam title on Saturday as she fought off nerves and a valiant opponent in Lucie Safarova to claim her third French Open crown.
Having led by a set and 4-1, 40-15 on her own serve, Williams imploded to lose it on a tie-break but as she has done so many times in her career, she found something from within, recovering from 2-0 down in the decider to clinch a 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-2 victory.
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player who is currently ranked No. 1 in women’s singles tennis. The Women’s Tennis Association has ranked her World No. 1 in singles on six separate occasions
Serena Williams is now winner of 20 Major titles, second in the Open Era. Martina Navratilova won 18 titles, tied for the third most with Chris Evert Open Era. Chris Evert has won 18 Major titles, tied for the third most with Martina Navratilova in the Open Era.
Margaret Court has 24 singles majors, an all time record. In 1970, Court became the first woman during the open era to win the singles Grand Slam. Steffi Graf – winner of 22 Major titles, and the only person to win the Golden Slam (1988), meaning she won Australian open, French open, Wimbledon and US Open in the same season.
