Serena Williams defeated Czech tennis player Lucie Safarova in a 6-3 6-7 (2/7) 6-2 victory and won her third French Open title at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday.
Mid-day's report quotes Williams saying, "It was a very complicated match."
"Lucie was a magnificent opponent for me, she was very aggressive. I was a set up and break and I got nervous but I came through and I'm so happy to be part of the history, winning my 20th Grand Slam," she said.
"I can't believe I have won my 20th here in Paris on this court, it is very special," she added.
In a report from The Guardian, Williams said, "I can't believe I won." "It makes this trophy really special. I really wanted it. I wanted to win so bad and I just felt like I had every opportunity in this match, so being down a set in the second, third, fourth round, semi-finals, wasn't very easy. I probably topped my most difficult time to win," she continued.
Williams was suffering from severe symptoms of flu. Se took a bathroom break before the play has even started.
As reported by Mid-day.com, Safarova's serve was consistent enough but lacked potency, and Williams slapped away a series of thundering returns to break in both the first and fifth games to lead 4-1.
Complacency, or perhaps tension, suddenly took hold as Williams served three double faults to hand one break back and then another at 4-3 to allow Safarova to pull level.
Williams unleashed another stupendous return to break again and serve for the match at 6-5, but Safarova had now found her rhythm, and she hit back immediately to force an unexpected tie break.
A combination of Williams' unforced errors and some brilliant defense gave Safarova four set points, and she converted at the first opportunity to force a decider.
Safarova has a great chance of winning because of her faster movement and had a 2-0 lead at the start of the third. But Safarova had a double fault, and Williams saw an opportunity and grabbed it. Because of her perseverance, she won five games in a row to turn the set on its head.
It takes a huge courage, perseverance, strength, and determination to be a World's No. 1. And Serena had it all. She deserves to be so-called the World's No.1.
