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Serena Williams wins third straight U.S. Open, 18th Grand Slam singles title
Sunday, September 07, 2014 /by AP
Williams' 6-3, 6-3 win over Caroline Wozniacki tied her with Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on the all-time list. (AP Photo)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Serena Williams ended a difficult-for-her Grand Slam season in the best way possible, winning her third consecutive U.S. Open title by beating Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday.
Williams equaled Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova with 18 major singles titles, the fourth-most in history. Williams also matched Evert's total of six championships at the U.S. Open and became the first woman to win three in a row since Evert's four-title run from 1975-78.
Williams earned $4 million, a record in tennis - $3 million for the title, plus a $1 million bonus for having had the best results during the North American summer hard-court circuit.
It was a dominant performance to cap a dominant two weeks in Flushing Meadows. Not only did Williams, ranked and seeded No. 1, win all 14 sets she played in the tournament, she never even dropped more than three games in any of them.
Until the U.S. Open, though, Williams had not been at her best on her sport's biggest stages in 2014. She lost in the fourth round at the Australian Open, the second round at the French Open, and the third round at Wimbledon, where a disoriented Williams also struggled through an odd appearance in doubles that was attributed to a viral illness.
Back at the top of her game, Williams broke Wozniacki's serve five times and compiled a hard-to-believe 29-4 edge in winners.
Remarkably, until a cross-court backhand on the run in the final game that even Williams applauded, the only winners registered by the 10th-seeded Wozniacki came on a trio of aces, one in the first set, two in the second.
That was, in part, a result of the Dane's iffy play in only her second Grand Slam final - she lost to Kim Clijsters at the 2009 U.S. Open - but more due to Williams' relentless pursuit of every ball.
A few weeks shy of her 33rd birthday, making the American the oldest major champion since Navratilova was 33 at Wimbledon in 1990, Williams simply would not allow a shot to get past her. Wozniacki is the one training for the New York City Marathon, but Williams tired her out by the end.
Wozniacki was not exactly an extra in this Williams highlight reel, but pretty close to it. The points were being directed by Williams, whether via serves that reached 120 mph (194 kph), forceful returns that backed Wozniacki into a corner when not producing outright winners, unreachable groundstrokes from all angles or even the occasional volley.
Yes, this, as might have been expected, was really all about Williams. At times, it felt as if Wozniacki were there because, well, someone needed to be on the opposite side of the net to act as Williams' opponent.
They've been good pals for years, and they hung out together in Miami - heading to the beach, watching an NBA playoff game - right after both lost early at the French Open in May. Wozniacki says Williams helped her get over the end of her engagement to golf star Rory McIlroy. [mcm terharu lak baca part ni..]
That friendship between Williams and Wozniacki did not matter one bit, of course, while they played Sunday with so much at stake as early evening shadows moved across the court in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
As Williams put it beforehand, referring to her older sister, ''If I can play Venus, I can play anybody.'' [hahaha.... comel jer]
Sure looked that way Sunday. |
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serena celebrate guna stail rafa... terlentang camtu..  |
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Yen_Aireena posted on 8-9-2014 08:56 AM
konon2 Stan permulaan nk pecah domination big 4...
yup..agree, big 4 still ancaman for next year.. ...
murray baru lps surgery kan... mcm blum betul2 in form...
stan meletup kejap je.. pastu kalah agak awal la klu nk kata nk dominate mcm big 4. not even close.
belum lagilah.. jom tunggu n lihat nanti 2015 |
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Mulan posted on 8-9-2014 09:23 AM 
Serena Williams wins third straight U.S. Open, 18th Grand Slam singles title
Sunday, September 07, ...
tgk gmbar diorang hug mcm terharu gitu...
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Yen_Aireena posted on 8-9-2014 09:37 AM
sorang simpan..
dasar lelaki tak cukup sorang 
sorilah... genie mesti nak cari yg tak lompat2 dari 1 ppuan ke ppuan lain mcm dimitrov tu.. dulu serena.. pastu maria... pastu genie... nanti ada player lain lak yg muda & cun, dah kena dump pulak... takyah ler..
tu baru digelar baby fed.. belum fed betul (i.e. byk gs titles)... padahal fed kaya raya pun tu mirka tu je sorang bagi dia.
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Mulan posted on 8-9-2014 09:24 AM
serena celebrate guna stail rafa... terlentang camtu..
alaaa mng gan woz je pon nak buat style
mcm nie..
lainlah kalo mng gan mariaaaaaaaaaaaa sharapovaaaaaaaaa
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Mulan posted on 8-9-2014 02:16 PM
dah tu mana mariaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa sharaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaapovaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa nyerrrrrrrrrr ...
maria xder sbb dia kasi can jekk...
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Mulan posted on 8-9-2014 02:16 PM
dah tu mana mariaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa sharaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaapovaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa nyerrrrrrrrrr ...
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ashburn posted on 8-9-2014 02:17 PM
maria xder sbb dia kasi can jekk...
uihhhhh
baiknya maria kasi serena tambah sampai 18 GS ehh...
maria ada berapa? 50 ker? 
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ashburn posted on 8-9-2014 02:19 PM
maaf yek... kat us open takde clay court.
ni pic zaman batu eh?
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Mulan posted on 8-9-2014 02:23 PM
maaf yek... kat us open takde clay court.
ni pic zaman batu eh?
saja nak bg serena gerammm
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ashburn posted on 8-9-2014 02:26 PM
saja nak bg serena gerammm
serena: maria who? what is ge-rem?
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Mulan posted on 8-9-2014 02:28 PM
serena: maria who? what is ge-rem?
ge-remmmmmmmmmm
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ashburn posted on 8-9-2014 02:30 PM
ge-remmmmmmmmmm
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Yen_Aireena posted on 8-9-2014 03:48 PM
lawak la korang ni...
gurau2 jer Yen... 
terubat jugak kesedihan sbb Rafa injured ni...
mcm nak cuti esok la pulak tgk Final lelaki... start kul 5... rasanya sampai masuk kerja pun tak abis lagi.. mcm fight jer.. huhuuu...
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Post time 8-9-2014 09:23 AM
