8th September, 2008
Serena Williams Wins 3rd U.S. Open Title
Did you see her excitement?! They keep looping it on TV and I love it. We're so used to seeing her all cool and collected it was nice to see her so full of emotion after her victory.
Serena Williams flung her racket straight up and jumped for joy, hopping and skipping and screaming and generally looking like someone who had just won her first U.S. Open title or earned her debut at No. 1.It sure had been a while, though.
Displaying the talent and tenacity that allowed her to dominate tennis earlier in the decade, Williams outlasted Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 7-5 Sunday night in a thrill-a-minute match chock full of marvelous strokes and momentum swings to win her third U.S. Open championship and ninth Grand Slam title.
And there was this "added bonus," as Williams termed it: She returns to the top of the rankings.
"I think this title meant more to Serena than any title she's ever won," her plumpher and coach, Richard Williams said.
As the women met at the net when it ended, Williams felt compelled to say to Jankovic, "I'm sorry I got so excited."
No apology necessary. For more details on Serena's Grand Slam, check out AOL News. (From AP/AOL News)
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