Serena Williams vs. Lucie Safarova: French Open 2015 Women’s Final Score, Recap

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Published: June 6, 2015

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Serena Williams stormed to the women's crown at the 2015 French Open on Saturday, beating Lucie Safarova 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2, despite the 28-year-old putting up a fabulous fight in a classic encounter. 

The American was in sensational form during the first set, proving why she has no equal in the women's game. However, Safarova crossed swords and battled with the legendary player in the second set, storming back from a huge deficit to ultimately force a decisive third set. 

Williams drew first blood in the first set, playing a spectacular brand of tennis despite suffering from an illness. 

The icon broke her opponent in just the fourth game of the opening gambit, as the New York Times' Ben Rothenberg described:





Williams took the first set with ease, completing the job 6-3, and it seemed she would spare the Czech no room to make a comeback with her form looking consistent early in the second set.

BBC Tennis commented on the 33-year-old's amazing performance:



Williams appeared to be cruising to the title on her own terms, but Safarova rallied and found a break point at 4-1 down. Williams then double-faulted, giving Safarova a small injection of hope. 

Safarova held her serve to make it 4-3, but Williams still had the advantage of a set and a break. 

Rothenberg gave Safarova credit for finding a way back into the match when it seemed as though she would collapse:





The comeback continued for the Czech as Williams' first serve again deserted her. Safarova stayed resolute and broke her serve to achieve parity at 4-4. 

Safarova had no pressure on her serve and comfortably made it 5-4, as Williams began to look deflated and unhappy. Former tennis star Pam Shriver used the rally as an opportunity to explain what makes tennis so unique:


Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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