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Serena Williams wins French Open for her 20th Grand Slam title

 
Serena Williams of the United States lifts the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen trophy after winning the Women's Singles Final against Lucie Safarova of Czech Republic on day fourteen of the 2015 French Open at Roland Garros on June 6, 2015 in Paris, France.  [Dan Istitene | Getty Images]
Serena Williams of the United States lifts the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen trophy after winning the Women's Singles Final against Lucie Safarova of Czech Republic on day fourteen of the 2015 French Open at Roland Garros on June 6, 2015 in Paris, France. [Dan Istitene | Getty Images]
Published June 6, 2015

PARIS, France -- Serena Williams won her 20th Grand Slam tournament with a 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-2 victory over Lucie Safarova in the French Open final Saturday.

The 20 titles include three French Opens, six Australian Opens, five Wimbledons and six U.S. Opens. She now ranks alone in third all-time behind Margaret Court with 24 and Steffi Graf with 22.

Williams improved her record against the veteran Safarova to 9-0.

Top-seeded Williams, 33, won despite a shaky tournament overall. She lost the first set four times leading to the final, and suffered from the flu during her semifinal victory over Timea Bacsinszky.

The 13th-seeded Safarova, 28, was playing in her first Grand Slam final. She is a late bloomer, having made her first Slam semifinal only last year. She has never won a major tournament on tour. But Safarova, of the Czech Republic, swept through a rough draw at this tournament without losing a set until the final.