INDIAN WELLS: Serena Williams lifted the lid on her 2001 Indian Wells final Thursday, calling it one of the darkest days in her professional tennis career.

"I remember sitting down and praying," Williams said Thursday. "I think I was losing in the first set and I told myself I don't want to win this match.

"I just wanted to get through this moment. Not win the match, get through and get off the court pretty much."

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