Serena Williams was wrapping up her pre-French Open news conference when someone seated in the front row wanted to know whether she would take one question in the local language. The reporter proceeded to put forth a pair of queries, and Williams arched her eyebrows and kiddingly chastised him - in French, of course - for asking two. A year ago, Williams won over the fickle Roland Garros crowd by doing on-court interviews in French en route to the title, and the American - who has an apartment in Paris and is coached by a Frenchman - is clearly prepared to do more of the same this time around. What's just as impressive is her comfort level playing on the Grand Slam tournament's slow, red clay these days. More...