No. 1 Serena Williams edges Victoria Azarenka in French Open’s 3rd round

At the outset, Serena Williams was grimacing and cursing and, worst of all, losing by a lot. Then, suddenly, the 19-time Grand Slam singles champion was putting shots right where she wanted, imposing her will as only she can. By the end, when she was aggressively grabbing the final six games and 10 of the final 12, Williams had defeated former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 Saturday in a third-round French Open match in Paris. Williams improved to 50-11 at Roland Garros, making her the first woman since 1968 to have that many wins at each major. In the fourth round, Williams will face the other remaining U.S. woman, 40th-ranked Sloane Stephens. Men’s fourth-round pairings include: nine-time champion Rafael Nadal against Jack Sock, the only American man left and No. 1 Novak Djokovic against Richard Gasquet. – AP