Once again one of the sport's biggest champions ended up winning the final big clay tune-up event for the French Open. Serena WIlliams walked away with the trophy at the Campo Centrale, winning her first title of the year. René Denfeld recaps the women's final at the Foro Italico in Rome.
Sometimes it only takes one tournament to flip an entire narrative on its head.
Serena Williams had one of these weeks in Rome, arriving with question marks over some of her losses in 2016 and moving through the tournament to capture her fourth Italian Open title, defeating Madison Keys 7-6(5) 6-3 in the finals.