The American had been struggling with flu but fought to a three-set win on June 6, 2015.
Serena Williams overcame illness to win her 20th grand slam title nine years ago with victory over Lucie Safarova in the French Open final.
Williams, 33 at the time, was the clear favourite as the world number one and reigning US Open and Australian Open champion, but she had been struggling with illness prior to the final and revealed she almost withdrew from the match.And she was then given a fright by Safarova, who was playing in her first grand slam final in the French capital.
A major shock was on the cards when Safarova led 2-0 in the decider, only for Williams to show her prowess by winning six successive games to claim a third French Open title.“When you have the flu, your whole body aches. That’s kind of what I have been dealing with. Even now I just really don’t have any energy and I just want to go to bed. It’s been a nightmare 48 hours.”
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