French Open 2015 Women’s Final: Serena Williams vs. Lucie Safarova Preview

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Published: June 6, 2015

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Favourite Serena Williams will meet Lucie Safarova in the women's final of the 2015 French Open on Saturday, and following her win over Timea Bacsinszky in the semi-finals, the 33-year-old is facing major question marks.

Williams struggled against Bacsinszky, mainly due to the fact she came into the semi-final feeling quite ill. She managed to beat her opponent in three sets and seemed to recover somewhat during the match, but her tremendous effort took its toll a day later. As shared by AP Sports, Williams was in no condition to go through her routine on Friday:



On paper, Williams should be the favourite over Safarova, who will be appearing in her first Grand Slam final. But the 28-year-old has been in tremendous form and, coupled with Williams' illness, an upset could be in the making.

Let's have a look at the upcoming women's final.

 

Safarova's Form

Safarova is a bit of a late bloomer, only making her first Grand Slam semi-final appearance at Wimbledon last year before doing even better at this year's French Open. She's always been a powerful, dangerous hitter who struggled with consistency, and of late, she has managed to find the balance between aggressive, attacking tennis and solid work from the baseline.

Her record against Williams isn't exactly sterling, via tennis writer Chris Goldsmith. However, the Safarova we see today isn't the same player who toiled in obscurity two years ago:



Safarova had a difficult road to the final, culminating in a two-set win over former French Open winner Ana Ivanovic on Thursday. It was a sloppy match for both players, but Safarova managed to make less mistakes than her opponent and successfully switched tactics after falling behind early.

Speaking to the event's official Twitter feed, she couldn't hide her excitement after the match:



Safarova was far from perfec...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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