French Open 2015 Women’s Final: Results, Stats for Williams vs. Safarova

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Published: June 7, 2015

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Serena Williams would not be denied the 20th Grand Slam title of her career. She outlasted No. 13 Lucie Safarova in a three-set challenge, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2, in Saturday's 2015 French Open women's final, further etching her name among the sport's all-time greats.

Adversity followed Williams throughout Roland Garros as she came down with a flu virus and got pushed to three sets in five of her matches, but it didn't seem to faze her. She found her groove, and once again it was too much for her opponent to handle.

Safarova dazzled prior to Saturday by not losing a single set, but that changed quickly when Williams stepped onto the court. Safarova did well to win the second set on a tiebreak and force a decisive third, but that only forced Williams to up her game even more.

For everything to know about the match, including the score, stats, quotes and more, take a look below.





To say early sets have been a nuisance for Williams at Roland Garros this year would be putting it lightly. She dropped opening sets in four of her first six matches, looking many times like she was down and out, only to surge late.

She didn't seem interested in continuing that with a title on the line.

Instead of another sluggish start, Williams came out on fire. She smashed four aces in the opening set, defending her serve and breaking Safarova once. That's all it took to claim the set 6-3 and take the early momentum.

Williams kept it rolling in the second set and nearly had a chance to serve for the match before Safarova's inevitable last run came. Aided by a whopping 25 unforced errors from Williams in the second set alone, Safarova went 3-of-3 on her break points to force a third and decisive set.

Safarova got early hope in starting the third set 2-0, but Williams quickly responded to shut the door. She rattled off six straight games to close the match and secure ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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