Serena Williams wins French Open for 20th Grand Slam title

That's the path Serena Williams is traversing following her latest tennis triumph, a memorable 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-2 defeat of Lucie Safarova to win her third Roland-Garros crown, and a magical 20th Grand Slam singles trophy.

Name	Victories	Titles
Martina Navratilova	306	18
Chris Evert	299	18
Steffi Graf	278	22
Serena Williams	273	20
Venus Williams	224	7
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario	210	4

Williams' win on a sunny Saturday on Philippe-Chatrier Court puts her within striking distance of some of the sport's best-ever statistics - very close to Steffi Graf's professional-era record of 22 major titles, and not far behind Margaret Court's all-time mark of 24. The magnitude of playing for such history may have explained her second-set wobble, after she had points for a set and a 5-1 lead. But it was where it counted most, at the end of the match, that Williams was at her strongest.

Source: ROLAND-GARROS