Paris: Serena Williams was bundled out of the French Open tennis after she suffered the worst Grand Slam defeat of her career.
The favourite for the women’s singles title slumped to a dramatic and thrilling 6-4, 6-7 (5), 3-6 loss to France’s world 111 Virginie Razzano in the first round here Tuesday.It was the 13-time Grand Slam winner’s first ever exit at the opening round stage of her 47-event Grand Slam career and her earliest loss at a major since she was knocked out of the Australian Open second round by sister Venus in 1998.The fifth-seeded Williams was two points from victory nine times in the second set, including leading 5-1 in the tiebreaker. But Razzano won six straight points to force a third set, and then took control of the match.”I made so many errors today, which isn’t the game I was playing in the past,” Williams said. “That’s life.”Williams entered the day with a 46-0 record in first-round matches at Grand Slam tournaments. She had been looking for her 14th major title, and second at Roland Garros.