Serena wins US Open
American Serena Williams defeated second seed Serbian Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 7-5 in the women's US Open final for her ninth career Grand Slam title and the world number one ranking.
"I am so excited," Williams said. "I wasn't even going for number one. It is just an added bonus."
Williams, playing in her first US Open final in six years, also picked up 1.5 million dollars in first-place prize money and moved into third on the all-time money list, just ahead of Martina Navratilova.
The 26-year-old Williams won her 32nd career singles title and wiped away some of the disappointment of losing to sister Venus in the Wimbledon final earlier this year.
"It was magical. It was like everything coming together like magic," Williams said.
She celebrated by throwing her racket into the air and then jumping up and down before going to the net to shake Jankovic's hand.
Williams fired three aces and hammered 44 winners in the two hour, four minute match in front of a crowd of 19,000 at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Williams, who also won the US Open in 1999 and 2002, is enjoying a revival in her game as she stormed through all seven rounds at Flushing Meadows without dropping a set en route to posting her fourth singles title of 2008.
This is the ninth time in history that a Grand Slam final has featured two women battling for number one in the world.
Williams surpasses former No. 1 ranked Ana Ivanovic who held the title for 12 weeks before being knocked out in the second round of the final major championship of the season.
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