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US Open 2015: Flavia Pennetta beat Roberta Vinci in final

September 13, 2015SportsOmkar Sawant

Flavia Pennetta beat fellow Italian Roberta Vinci.

With this victory Pennetta won her first Grand Slam title at the US Open. Moreover, she then announced her retirement.

Pennetta, won 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 to become only the second Italian woman to win one of the tennis majors. The 33-year-old Pennetta, who is from Brindisi in Italy, confirmed that she plans to play the rest of the season before retiring.

Roberta Vinci – the Giant Killer

Vinci

Vinci who was ranked 43rd in the world, had stunned Serena Williams by defeating her in the semi-finals

With this Vinci had ended the world number one’s bid for a calendar Grand Slam.

Lowest-ranked Grand Slam champions

Player Rank Title
Evonne Goolagong Not Ranked 1977 Australian Open
Kim Clijsters Not Ranked 2009 US Open
Chris O'Neil No.111 1978 Australian Open
Serena Williams No.81 2007 Australian Open
Barbara Jordan No.68 1979 Australian Open
Venus Williams No.31 2007 Wimbledon
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