Serena Williams of the U.S. poses with her trophy on the podium after defeating Maria Sharapova of Russia in their women's singles final match to win the the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS (Reuters) - The look in her eyes said "don't mess with me" and no one dared to cross Serena Williams during an unforgettable French Open fortnight when the American proved she "really, really wanted" the title "more than anyone else".
Just how much she wanted it was clear for all to see when at 5.02pm local time on Saturday the world number one fired a lethal 198-kph ace, tossed her racket, sunk to her knees and arched back to let out a primal roar that went on and on and on.
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