Serena Williams breezed through her first six matches, dropping just 16 games total. She was broken just twice. Then the Finals came and Serena started to stumble but she eventually fought through. In Sunday’s final against a scrappy Victoria Azarenka, nothing came easy. Read more after the jump.
Williams eventually won 7-6, 6-7 (6-8), 6-1.
The win caps off one of the best years of Williams’ career, in which she went 67-4 and won eight tournaments. She won the 2013 French Open as well; with the U.S. Open title, she now has 17 Grand Slam singles championships, one behind Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on the all-time list.
Sunday’s final was a rematch of last year’s final, one Williams won, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 – another three-set instant classic.
