- 6 June 2015
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Serena Williams won the French Open tennis championship, beating in the final the Czech tennis player Lucius Safarova in three sets (6: 3, 6: 7, 6: 2), becoming a triple winner of this tournament.
On Thursday, in the semifinals, “Roland Garros” Cerena Williams struggled not only with a Swiss Timea Bachinsky much with his flu, which won the first set but eventually lost in a rather stubborn three-set match.
After the semifinal match could hardly stand American said on his feet: “Now I just want to feel better. Now it’s hard to even think about a final or even a trophy” Grand Slam “.
On Friday, the first racket of the world is not practiced, was sitting in the room and communicate more with doctors than with the coach.
However, that is not to play in the final, there could be no question: win brought 33-year-old tennis player historic 20th victory in the tournament “Grand Slam”.
Her opponent, seeded number 13 Lucie Safarova Czech tennis player, reached the final of the “Roland Garros” for the first time, and was considered an outsider.
The match began as expected, under the dictation of Serena Williams, clearly felt better than on Thursday.
Powerful, fast game American Safarova in the first set could not oppose anything, and each receiving a ball was given to her with difficulty.
Williams full control of the game, obviously trying to short, quick draw. To midway through the second half, the average draw of the match was only 3.1 hitting the ball.
Before the score 4: 1 in the second set, the game was one-sided, but then, after a couple of excellent drawings, which played well in Czech defense, the match suddenly changed.
The audience waited patiently American awards ceremony, cheered, Safarova played faster, seize the initiative and made the tie-break.
Safarova played five tie-break in this tournament and won all five. Maybe it gave her confidence, and the Czech snatched the second set.
At the American game obviously went wrong, she was nervous, almost stopped and was soon lost in the third set 0: 2.
The audience is already anticipating a sensation, but not far from it. Slowly but surely, with the help of scrap and someone’s mother Serena again he took the fate of the 20th for her trophy in his hands.
The judge ignored her for a long time verbal outbursts on the court, has not yet issued a warning Serena a break between games.
After that, the first racket of the world had to take care of yourself, because the next obscene word deprived of its points, and the next – game. But by this time Serena Williams has led by games 3: 2.
The American again started playing with its inherent power and speed and confidently brought the match to win, having won the last six games in a row.
The victory – without a doubt, an outstanding achievement of the American tennis player, already three times winner of the “Roland Garros” and owner of 20 trophies, “Grand Slam”.
After winning the match, Serena Williams became the third player in tennis history – both women and men – who managed to do it.
Greater sought only the German Steffi Graf (22 victories in tournaments “Grand Slam”) and Australian Margaret Court (24 wins ).
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