Serena Williams Wins US Open 2012 Women’s Singles Title

In a thrilling third set match, Serena Williams beat World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka to win her fourth US Open single title on Sunday night at Flushing Meadows.

The exciting final match lasted over almost 2-hour, 18-minute and Serena beat Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 2-6, 7-5. This is Serena’s 15th Grand Slam title overall.

“I honestly can’t believe I won. I really was preparing my runner-up speech, because I thought, ‘Man, she’s playing so great’, I’m really shocked,” said Williams during the trophy presentation ceremony. Serena received prize money of whooping $1.9 million.

Fourth seed Serena becomes the third women player to win Wimbledon, the Olympics and the US Open in the same year.  Other two were, Venus Williams and Steffi Graf.

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