Serena Williams can cue Drake’s “Trophies” yet again after earning her 20th Grand Slam title in Paris today (Jun. 6). Edging out Lucie Safarova 6-3, 6-7, 6-2, Williams snagged her third French Open title, and is now just two tournament wins away from tying the Open-era title of 22, currently held by Steffi Graf.
The latest to accomplish the feat since 2001, this marks Williams’ second major tournament win of the year, after grabbing a ‘W’ at the Australian Open in January. In a hard-fought match against Safarova, Williams overcame a bout with the flu virus and a late comeback by her opponent to send the match into its third set. Setting her 8-0 record in stone, Williams remained undefeated in deciding sets.
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.@serenawilliams literally jumping for joy as she hoists her trophy #RG15 pic.twitter.com/M2S1tDFcZ2
— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) June 6, 2015
Williams has now won all of the Glam Slam events at least twice. She complimented Safarova in French upon her win.
“Lucie played very well, she was a magnificent opponent,” she said. “It was a dream for me to win.”
Who gon’ stop her, huh?