NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams ended a
difficult-for-her Grand Slam season in the best way possible, winning her third
consecutive U.S. Open title by beating Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday.
Williams equaled Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova with 18 major
singles titles, the fourth-
Williams earned $4 million, a record in tennis - $3 million for
the title, plus a $1 million bonus for having had the best results during the
North American summer hard-court circuit.
It was a dominant performance to cap a dominant two weeks in
Flushing Meadows. Not only did Williams, ranked and seeded No. 1, win all 14
sets she played in the tournament, she never even dropped more than three games
in any of them.
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