Djokovic beats Federer to be the US Open 2015 Champion

[Photograph: Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images]

Well to the dismay of many Roger Federer fans, it is the world number one Serbian Novak Djokovic who lifted the US OPen 2015 trophy Sunday.

It was their 42 encounter and aging Federer found it much harder to beat the much younger Serbian and let Djokovic win 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.  Now both have equal wins and losses - 21 each.

For Djokovic, it is his 10th Grand Slam title and he does not give any signs of waning and has his sight set high for many more years and many Grand Slam titles.

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US Open: Flavia Pennetta wins the best of Italian Grand Finale

With the exodus of most hot favourite Serena Williams at the hands of unseeded Roberta Vinci from Italy, the women's single final was an all Italian show at the US Open yesterday.

26th ranked Flavia Pennetta (above right), 33 beat fellow Italian Roberta Vinci (Above left) 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 to win her first and last Grand Slam title as she soon after winning announced her retirement from International tennis. She also became the second Italian to win the US Open title.

Flavia, the new world number eight will play two tournaments in China, as well as the WTA Finals in Singapore if she qualifies, before calling it a day.

Read more about it at: BBC Sport/Tennis

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Serena Williams ousted from US Open by unseeded Italian Vinci

Nobody could believe it when unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci would all mighty serena Williams as entered the court to play her semi final match at the US Open. But she did it, much to the surprise for the home crowd cheering for Serena to win her fourth Grand Slam of the year.

Serena overpowered skinny Vinci in the first set 6-2, but that was all she could do it as Vinci rebounded and took the next two sets 6-4, 6-4 to stun the American and make her space in the finals. Vinci did something which the Russian Maria Sharapova could not do in over one decade to beat Serena.

Serena's dreams were shattered by her unexpected ouster as she was attempting to become the first woman since Steffi Graff to win the calendar-year Grand Slam, and match Graff's 22 Grand Slam singles titles.

Just a year younger to Serena, Vinci is now the lowest ranking player to make the US Open final since Venus Williams in 1997. She will now play her countrywoman and former roommate Flavia Pennetta in the final on Saturday.

Source | Photo: Reuters
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