Sloane Stephens cruises past Madison Keys to clinch US Open title

Sloane Stephens celebrates with the US Open trophy after defeating Madison Keys in women’s singles final. (REUTERS)

Updated on: Sep 10, 2017 8:26 AM IST

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Sloane Stephens celebrates with the US Open trophy after defeating Madison Keys in women’s singles final. (REUTERS)

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Sloane Stephens absolutely dominated the women’s singles final against Madison Keys. (REUTERS)

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Madison Keys could not find her touch and could not win a single game in the second set. (REUTERS)

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Sloane Stephens ultimately prevailed over Madison Keys 6-3, 6-0. (REUTERS)

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Sloane Stephens embraces her mother Sybil Smith in her player's box after defeating Madison Keys. (REUTERS)

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Despite the loss, Madison Keys said Sloane Stephens will always remain her friend. (REUTERS)

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Sloane Stephens will rise to No. 17 in rankings from No. 83. (NYT)

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Stephens is only the fifth unseeded player to win a women’s Slam title. (REUTERS)

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In the US Open mixed doubles final, Martina Hingis and Jamie Murray (R) defeated Hao-Ching Chan and Michael Venus 6-1, 4-6, 10-8. (AFP)

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Murray and Hingis had already won Wimbledon in July while Saturday’s triumph took their record as a team to a perfect 10-0. (AFP)