Serena Williams won U.S. Open
Monday, September 8th, 2008
The black beauty and prominent tennis player Serena Williams has won U.S. Open by defeating young Serbian player Jelena Jankovic. Serena Williams took Two hours and four minutes to beat Jankovic 6-4, 7-5. This is 26-year-old Serena Williams’s third U.S. Open, earlier she had captured this world prominent tennis title in 1999 and 2002. Serena broke Jelena Jankovic’s service three times in first set and saving four points in second set to won U.S. Open in 2 hour and 4 minute. Now she has become no. one woman tennis player again.
It was Jelena Jankovic’s first Grand Slam final. She said “Serena was a better player tonight”. “She was just too good tonight.” “I have done a great job to even be in the final despite so many problems, so many injuries and other bad things. It is a big achievement for me and several chances come in my life like this”. She added.
Martina Navratilova four time U.S. Open champion praised Jelena Jankovic’s play in final match but she said Jankovic made some mistake too. Serena Williams beat her sister Venus Williams in the quarterfinals. Venus Williams was one of the celebrities who were enjoying this most thrilling match. It is Serena Williams’s ninth Grand Slam title.
Source: espn
