Alizé Lim reacts to drawing Serena Williams in French Open first round

PARIS -- Serena Williams will begin her French Open title defense against her good friend No. 138 Alizé Lim in the first round. The two befriended each other at

Courtney Nguyen | May 23, 2014

PARIS -- Serena Williams will begin her French Open title defense against her good friend No. 138 Alizé Lim in the first round. The two befriended each other at the Mouratoglou Academy, and less than 24 hours ago they were going on a selfie-spree at the player's party:

And that's when @serenawilliams is selfing the night ! pic.twitter.com/lgqdT0XSCI
— Alizé Lim (@AlizeLim) May 22, 2014

Serena, who was present at the draw ceremony, didn't even realize she had drawn Lim in the first round. But here's how the Frenchwoman reacted on Twitter:

Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh !!!!!!....
— Alizé Lim (@AlizeLim) May 23, 2014

So 5 minutes ago I was in the locker room speaking to Serena, asked her "oh did you make the draw, who do I play ?!"
— Alizé Lim (@AlizeLim) May 23, 2014

She told me no I don't look at the draw.
— Alizé Lim (@AlizeLim) May 23, 2014

Published May 23, 2014

COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.