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Sunday, September 8, 2013

Victoria Azarenka comes close but fails to topple Serena Williams who successfully defends US Open crown

It was tennis at its best on display in Sunday night's women's finals as the top seeds clashed.
Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams
Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams 
The US Open women's
 final was set to see
World No1 Serena Williams
 take on World No2 Victoria Azarenka as both women
sought a second Grand
Slam title this year.
The American clearly had
 the momentum as she had
 not dropped a set till this
 match and was the player in
 form. But the Belarusian not to
 be left behind had won the
 Australian Open earlier in the
 year which is also a hard
 court tournament.
On Sunday night, Serena
 Williams overcame a second
 set assault from Victoria Azarenka
to win 7-5, 6-7 (6/8), 6-1.
 The US Open title on Sunday
was the 31-year-old's fifth US
 Open crown and 17th Grand
 Slam singles title.
The 31-year-old who is just days short of her 32nd birthday also became the oldest woman to
 win the US Open since tennis turned professional 45 years ago.
Australian Margaret Court, who was 31 years and 55 days when she won the title in 1973 held
 the oldest woman crown before Williams.
Azarenka put up a fight but was unable to stop the French Open champion from winning a
 second Grand Slam. The 24-year-old as she collected her runners-up trophy for the second
 time at Flushing Meadows paid rich tribute to calling her a 'great' of tennis.
Serena has won the same number of Grand Slams now as men's record holder Roger Federer.
Only Chris Evert, Steffi Graf and Margaret Court have more Grand Slams.
The American World No1 was watched as she won her home Grand Slam by former US
 President Bill Clinton, Hollywood stars like Hugh Jackman, Eva Longoria, singer Ricky Martin,
 former tennis star Boris Becker and model Miranda Kerr to name a few famous people in the stands.
Watch match point from the US Open women's final:

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