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Serena Williams vs. Kiki Bertens: Score and Reaction from 2016 French Open
- Updated: June 3, 2016
Serena Williams will compete in her fourth French Open final after she defeated the unseeded Kiki Bertens in straight sets on Friday at Roland Garros.
The American emerged triumphant in an epic tiebreaker in the first set before coming from a break down to take the second, winning 7-6(7), 6-4.
As in her performance on Thursday—and indeed much of last year’s tournament as she struggled for form and fitness—Williams was well below her usual standard but progressed thanks to her indomitable resilience and clinical play.
The world No. 1 endured a poor start to the match as she double-faulted to gift Bertens a break in the first game.
Bertens then held her serve in style:
Bertens taking a note out of Putintseva’s playbook. She whips out this delicate dropshot vs Serena to take 2-0 lead. https://t.co/Pn4klX9NPz
— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) June 3, 2016
At 3-1, she had an excellent chance to go two breaks up, but a pair of loose misses cost her the opportunity—as did a forehand into the net on set point at 5-3.
Williams had looked lethargic in the early stages, but …
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