Sara Errani insisted she had enjoyed her 6-0, 6-1 French Open humiliation at the hands of Serena Williams despite her brutal 46-minute capitulation.
Williams put on an awesome display which saw her fire 40 winners past the Italian.
“I enjoyed it,” said 26-year-old Errani, the fifth seed who had made the final last year. “It was a great court, great weather. She is so strong and is an unbelievable player.”
Evert’s 6-0, 6-0 mauling of Camille Benjamin in 1984 remains the worst hammering handed out in a Roland Garros semi-final.
Errani, who has now lost all six matches she has played against the American, won just five points on the Williams serve and hit only two, lonely winners.
“It was a great day. I tried but that’s sport. Sometimes you lose, but you have to stay in there and try until the last point.”