Serena Williams
IN PHOTO:Serena Williams of the U.S. (R) shakes hands with Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland after winning their women's semi-final match at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, June 4, 2015. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol REUTERS/Pascal Rossigno

Serena Williams overcame her illness to reach the finals of the 2015 French Open after beating Timea Bacsinzsky 4-6 6-3 6-0 on Thursday. Williams will play 13th-seeded Lucie Safarova next in her quest to win her third title at Roland Garros. Williams won the French Open title in 1999 and 2010.

Williams went to face Bacsinszky with a flu bug. She was downed in the first set by the 25-year-old Lausanne native, but fought back to win the next two sets to clinch a spot in the finale. Williams has triumphed over Bacsinszky in their last two meetings. She now has a 3-0 head-to-head record against the Swiss player.

“I don’t think I’ve ever been this sick,” Williams said during the post-match interview. “I didn’t think to win that, I can believe I won.”

Williams couldn’t make it to the press conference following the match. She stated via BBC report that she hasn’t been in top condition the past several days so she needed to be seen by a medical specialist, which is why she couldn’t meet with the journalists after the semifinals match. Williams, however, made sure that she will be ready come her match. She is now one victory away from her 20th grand slam title.

Williams will play against Lucie Safarova, who defeated Serbian tennis star Ana Ivanovic in her semifinals match 7-5 7-5. Williams has won against Safarova in all their eight meetings in the past. The last time that the she played against the Czech, who ranks 13th in the world rankings, was in the Round 16 of the tournament in Beijing in 2014.

Safarova is on her quest to become the first left-handed player to win the womens’s title at the French Open in 23 years since Monica Seles, who was the 1992 titlist. Safarova is the only woman who had won all her early round matches in straight sets. Will she become the first Roland Garros Czechoslovakian champion since compatriot Hana Mandikova’s success in 1981? The finals of the 2015 French Open women’s singles will take place on June 6 at the Court Philippe Chatrier.

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