Serena needed two hours and four minutes for his third crown agency of Flushing Meadows, after those achieved in 1999 and 2002. The lowest of the Williams did not lose a set way to his fourth title of the year and ninth of his career in Grand Slam tournaments.
The Flushing Meadows crown Serena accompanying him arrived at the number one position in the world, he held until yesterday Ana Ivanovic, tempraneramente eliminated from the tournament New Yorker.
Jankovic, 23, stayed with a check for $ 250,000 dollars, and points needed to be the world number two, relegating Ivanovic in the third place.
The match began with great intensity, with Serena fighting for seven minutes and 12 points for his first game. Jankovic replied to break in the third game to go up 2-1. Serena pulled the step and broke him twice more service to the serbia.
In the second set, things remained couples, then that Jankovic in the sixth game saved two break points to maintain a 3-3, who took advantage of several inaccuracies Serena to level the score in the next game, and when the break Local tried to make an unsuccessful drop.
Serena lost momentarily on the course and broke his opponent 5-3, and was placed in a position to triple set point.
The Williams showed a tremendous recovery and carrerilla got eight points in a row: saved the game and was about to break in the next instance.
Jankovic rescued three points down, and after several draws, it was placed rope to the neck to commit double fault, his third of the match, and then assign the game for a 5-5.
After a beautiful tennis, with high-flying moves, Serena noted the game with a short shot, which fell glued to the screen, in the part of Jankovic, who was far behind and could not react.
The last game was played under great pressure, and another double lack of Jankovic sealed their fate. Moments after Serena will break the service for the fifth time to win the match, the title and crown of the WTA, which held things throwing the racket into the air and a cry of triumph.
Serena Williams champion of the U.S. Open
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9/08/2008 |
Serena Williams 6-4 and 7-5 to Jelena Jankovic yesterday to win the title of the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam of the season and climb to the top of the WTA ranquin world.
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