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In major upset, Serena Williams will not continue at French Open
“I was just thinking, if I can break here we’ll be back on serve,” Williams said. “You know, those are the kind of things that are going through your head.”
Razzano saved all five, however, and then converted her eighth match point to eliminate one of the tournament favorites.
“I had to dig deep against a great champion and you could see until the end that she gave away nothing,” Razzano said. “I had to go and get the victory. I had to be mentally strong, and I gave my everything.”
Razzano’s coach and fiance, Stephane Vidal, died about a week before last year’s French Open. Razzano played anyway, and lost in the first round.
Earlier, Rafael Nadal began his quest for a record seventh French Open title in style, wearing a pink shirt and pink shoelaces.
He won easily, too.
The second-seeded Spaniard had little trouble against Simone Bolelli of Italy, winning 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 on Court Philippe Chatrier, the same stadium where Nadal has won six of his 10 Grand Slam titles.
