Serena Williams wins her 5th US Open and 17th Grand Slam! Serena was having a hard time at first After one miss, she said "I can't play in this wind." After blowing a big lead and dropping the second set, Williams chucked her racket toward the sideline, and it bounced back onto the court.
As always Williams pulled herself together to get the victory. She beat Azarenka in one if the longest tennis finals since 1980! Though this is her 5th win its also a repeat having won last year against Azarenka also.
This win puts Serena's Grand Slam singles title count to 17 which is the sixth-most in history, one shy of Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. Williams collected a $3.6 million prize, including a $1 million bonus for producing the best results during the North American summer hard-court circuit leading up to the US Open.
She also became the first woman to top $50 million in career earnings. Her $50.9 million total is $22.1 million more than sister Venus, who is second on the list at $28.8 million.
With former president Bill Clinton among the crowd of 23,584 in Arthur Ashe Stadium, and of coarse older sister Venus in a front-row seat, its safe to say America was the fan favorite.
"I definitely felt the love," Williams said, "so thank you all so much for the support."
Congrats Serena!! You make tennis look easy!! I hope you continue to inspire African American girls as well as other young girls to try new things and take the world by storm!
Ms.Diva
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