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The Latest: Serena Williams receives trophy from Navratilova (Yahoo Sports)

Serena Williams received a kiss from 18-time Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova as she collected the French Open trophy, raising it triumphantly over her head as she milked the applause from Court Chatrier crowd. ”Lucie played very well, she was a magnificent opponent,” Williams said. Serena Williams has Steffi Graf’s 22 majors in her sights this year after winning her 20th Grand Slam title.

Williams beats Safarova in 3 sets at French for 20th major (Yahoo Sports)

Overcoming a mid-match lull and a third-set deficit, Serena Williams won her third French Open title and 20th major singles trophy by beating 13th-seeded Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2 on Saturday. The top-ranked Williams took the last six games and added to her championships on the red clay of Roland Garros in 2002 and 2013. Only two women in the century-plus history of Grand Slam

Djokovic tops Murray in 5 sets to reach French Open final (Yahoo Sports)

Novak Djokovic squeezed his eyes shut and raised both arms, a rather reserved celebration at the conclusion of his up-and-down, two-day, five-set French Open semifinal victory over Andy Murray. There’s one more match for Djokovic to win if he’s going to collect his first championship at Roland Garros and complete a long-sought career Grand Slam, and conserving energy was key. The No. 1-seeded Djokovic reached his third French Open final