Saturday, June 6, 2015

Williams beats Safarova in 3 sets at French for 20th major (Yahoo Sports)

Serena Williams of the U.S. celebrates winning the final of the French Open tennis tournament against Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic in three sets, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2, at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Saturday, June 6, 2015. (AP Photo/David Vincent)

Overcoming a mid-match lull and a third-set deficit, Serena Williams won her third French Open title and 20th major singles trophy by beating 13th-seeded Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2 on Saturday. The top-ranked Williams took the last six games and added to her championships on the red clay of Roland Garros in 2002 and 2013. Only two women in the century-plus history of Grand Slam tennis have won more major titles than the 33-year-old American: Margaret Smith Court with 24, and Steffi Graf with 22.




from Yahoo Sports http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/top/SIG=135m8l6vu/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/williams-beats-safarova-3-sets-french-20th-major-152319143--ten.html

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