Serena Williams Defeats Lucie Safarova to Claim 20th Grand Slam Victory

Serena Williams, won a historic 20th grand slam championship and a third French Open and 3rd major in a row, going back to 2014's US OPEN victory.

Williams who was fighting off the flu managed to stave off Lucie Safarova's upset bid to prevail 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2.

Williams now has three French Open trophies to go alongside six each from the U.S. Open and Australian Open, and five from Wimbledon. She also became the first woman to win consecutive U.S. Open, Australian Open, and French Open titles since Monica Seles in 1991-92.

The legendary professional tennis player, Serena Williams, won a historic 20th grand slam championship and a third French Open and 3rd major in a row, going back to 2014's US OPEN victory.

Williams who was fighting off the flu managed to stave off Lucie Safarova's upset bid to prevail 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2.

Williams now has three French Open trophies to go alongside six each from the U.S. Open and Australian Open, and five from Wimbledon. She also became the first woman to win consecutive U.S. Open, Australian Open, and French Open titles since Monica Seles in 1991-92.