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Serbia’s World No. 1 Novak Djokovic won his second US Open championship by defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in a scintillating final Sunday night.

Wait, what? That was basically the reaction on Saturday night, when just-crowned U.S. Open champion Flavia Pennetta finished her speech.

“Also, I was thinking it was going to be nice to be on court with her, and maybe lose, but for a moment so special for everyone, for her, for history”, she said.

The U.S. Open women’s semi-finals scheduled to be played on Thursday evening have been postponed.

This is Djokovic’s second U.S. Open title and 10th career Grand Slam singles title, moving him into a tie with Bill Tilden for seventh place on the career list. Then she goes out and loses to Italy’s Roberta Vinci, the 43rd-ranked player in the world, whose previous...

For every wild Nick Kyrgios and anti-handshaking Eugenie Bouchard, there are people like Pennetta and Vinci who shared a bench together after the former beat the latter in the US Open final, showing the world that friendship and respect can still reign in sport. No active player...

Ticket prices to the U.S. Open women’s singles final quickly tumbled after Serena Williams, bidding for a Grand Slam, was defeated by unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci in their semifinal match.