KINGSTON UPON HULL, United Kingdom, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Camille
Serme caused a shock when she became the first Frenchwoman to win the British Open here two years ago.
Now that Serme has this year reached world number two and been
playing better still, fewer people will be surprised if she takes a step towards an even greater achievement during the British Open, which starts on Tuesday.
Having turned many small steps into a potentially giant leap, Serme,
who turns 28 in a fortnight, is within sight of becoming the first French woman to become world number one.
“I’m closer to my ultimate dream,” she said.
“But the road is still long and the last step is always the hardest.”
Serme’s ranking average has improved to within 400 points of the number one spot, which is occupied by Nour El Sherbini, the British Open titleholder and a formidably hard-hitting attacker, but who has endured five months without a title.
El Sherbini also lost to Serme in big finals in Philadelphia and New York.