Serena Williams wins after nightmare 48 hours

Serena Williams feared she was too ill to play the
night before her French Open final against Lucie
Safarova.
The American, 33, won 6-3 6-7 (2-7) 6-2 to claim
her third French Open and 20th Grand Slam title.
However, the sickness she had struggled with
throughout the event almost ended her hopes on
the eve of the final.
"It's been a nightmare 48 hours," said the world
number one.
"I kind of was in the locker room just
laying down after my semi-final."
Serena Williams Grand Slam victories
Australian Open (6): 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009,
2010, 2015
French Open (3): 2002, 2013, 2015
Wimbledon (5): 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012
US Open (6): 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013,
2014
"I barely made it home. Took a hot shower. I went
to bed, and then I didn't leave bed until like 4pm
or 5pm yesterday.
"I was just thinking, 'I have to go for a walk. I've
just got to go for a walk. This house is making me
sick. I have to get out. I have to get some air.'
Went for a walk. Came back. Got worse."
She added: "I even told the physio, 'I'm not sure
I'm going to be able to play, because this is just
not looking good.' I actually was really bad last
night.
"And then they helped me out."
Once on court on Saturday, Williams made a
superb start before letting Safarova into the match.
The American led 4-1, 40-15 but lost her cool as
the Czech 13th seed fought back, and Williams
was warned by the umpire for her language.
"I got so frustrated," she said. "I was just so angry
at myself. I pretty much gave the match away.
"I think she played really well. But at the same
time, I gave it to her. I started hitting double
faults. I was really frustrated with myself.
"I just had to like try to pull it together."
Williams now holds three of the four major titles
and can complete the set at Wimbledon, which
would raise the possibility of achieving a calendar
Grand Slam at the US Open.
"I think it will be awesome, but at the end of the
day it's pretty awesome to have 20," said
Williams.
"Obviously I would love to win a Grand Slam. I
haven't done great at Wimbledon the past two
years, so I'm going to take it a day at a time
there.
"My goal is just to do better the last couple of
years, do one more and one more and one more."