Serena Williams Will Steamroll Her Way to French Open Final

Serena Williams is a woman on a mission right now, and nobody can stop her from making it back to the French Open women's final. 

After getting unceremoniously ousted in Round 1 a year ago, Williams has impressively revamped her efforts to become the most dominant woman on the WTA Tour. 

Her win/loss record this year is every bit as impressive as men's star Rafael Nadal, who has been tearing up the ATP Tour since coming back in February from knee injuries. Heading into the French Open this year, Williams had compiled a record of 36-2, and she had won 25 matches in a row.

Even more impressive is the fact that Williams has a record of 68-3 since losing to Virginie Razzano a year ago in the first round at Roland Garros, according to the AP (via Yahoo! News). 

Therefore, it was no surprise when Williams dismantled her first-round opponent at Roland Garros, beating Anna Tatishvili in straight sets 6-0, 6-1. 

Winning in such dominant fashion inevitably leads to some startling statistics. According to RolandGarros.com, Williams posted eight aces and 27 winners, won 73 percent of first-serve points, 88 percent of second-serve points and 62 percent of return points.

Next up in Wiliams' path is Caroline Garcia, who beat Yuliya Beygelzimer in straight sets to advance to Round 2. Garcia is the No. 114th-ranked player in the world, and she's never gotten out of Round 2 at the French Open. 

Her biggest test in her own quarter will be eighth-seeded Angelique Kerber, who defeated her last summer at the Western & Southern Open last. Kerber has struggled a bit this year, however, posting a record of 21-11 before the French Open.

At this point, it really doesn't matter who Williams faces, though—she's the hottest player in the world and will inevitably make her way to the French Open women's final.

Any other outcome will require miraculous circumstances, and while miracles do happen, they are rare on the clay courts of Roland Garros. 

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