LONDON — There was no roar up to the skies, there was no whoop of delight and there was not even a smile on show -- the pained expression on Serena Williams' face said it all.
She had just fashioned the greatest of great escapes at Wimbledon to keep alive her dreams of pulling off a "Serena Slam" -- but only just.
At 7.19pm, the American stood two points from defeat as British lionheart Heather Watson produced a barnstorming performance to close in on a victory that threatened to send Wimbledon spinning off its axis.
But Williams is not a 20-times grand slam champion for nothing.