Serena Williams wins U.S. Open
NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams flung her racket aside and jumped for joy, looking like someone who had just won her first Grand Slam title.
Nope. It sure had been a while, though.
Displaying the talent and tenacity that helped her dominate tennis earlier in the decade, Williams outlasted Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 7-5 Sunday night in a thrill-a-minute match chock full of marvelous strokes and momentum swings to win her third U.S. Open championship and ninth Grand Slam title.
Four times a single point from heading to a third set, Williams was simply relentless. She took the final four games.
It was Williams’ first triumph at Flushing Meadows since 2002, and it guaranteed that the American will lead the rankings Monday for the first time since August 2003 — the longest gap between stints at No. 1 for a woman.
