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    Saturday, September 12, 2015

    Pennetta Defeats Roberta Vinci to Win U.S. Open Title

    History was made in Saturday’s U.S. Open women’s final. It just wasn’t the result that was expected when the tournament started.
    Flavia Pennetta beat Roberta Vinci 7-6(4), 6-2 in an all-Italian final. With the win, the 33-year-old Pennetta becomes the oldest woman to win a first-time Grand Slam singles title in the Open era, which began in 1968 when professionals were first allowed to compete.
    After the match, Pennetta made a stunning announcement. “This is the way I would like to say goodbye to tennis,” she said.
    Pennetta earned $3.3 million for the win, leading announcer Robin Roberts to joke during the post-match ceremony, “We should all get a retirement check like this.”
    With Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and celebrities including Michael Douglas, Robert Redford, James Taylor and Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade in attendance, it was a tentative start for both players. They exchanged several long rallies and each had a service break in the first set, before Pennetta seized the lead in the match by taking a tiebreaker 7-4 at the hour mark.
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