Serena Williams may be a former French Open champ but I would be surprised if it is her lifting the trophy at Roland Garros early next month. I'd expect Justine Henin to be the one doing that. But the women's game is so depleted right now with Kim Clisters retired, Amelie Mauresmo coming back from injury and struggling, Martina Hingis out with injury as well as Maria Sharapova.
So maybe Serena, IF she can not get injured, can somehow prevail. She certainly has the grit and the guts. Serena did manage to make it to Europe and play her first match at Rome's Foro. She won 6-4,6-1 over Michaella Krajicek and improved to 17-2 in 2007.