(ESPN) Serena Williams Wins French Open for Her 20th Grand Slam Title

In a tournament rich in drama there was, weirdly, little, as Serena won 10 of the first 14 games and found herself two games from the match. But then, perhaps inevitably, it descended midway through the second set. Safarova, fiercely game, won four straight games and forced a tiebreaker.

Serena, double-faulting and missing makeable shots, seemed to shrink. And so, for only the second time in 14 years, the French Open had a women’s final that was going the distance.

Really? Did you think Serena would lose in that monumental spot?

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