Flavia Pennetta y Roberta Vinci protagonizaran la primera final entre Italianas en toda la historia del US Open de tenis. pero fue Pennetta quien prevalecio en una cancha rodeada de personalidades como el primer ministro Italiano entre otros….Pennetta y Vinci disputaron un drmatico primer set que se definio en el tie break 7-6 para Pennetta quien extendio su dominio en el segundo con un contundente 6-2..
Durante la ceremonia de premiación Pennetta sorprendio a los asistentes con el anuncio de su retiro del tenis profesional despues de 15 años de carrera, haciendola efectiva de inmediato…
a los 33 años de edad Flavia Pennetta se convirtio en la tenista de mas edad en ganar el US Open de la nueva era.
Se trato ademas del primer torneo para la Italiana desde marzo del 2014 y apenas su segundo titulo desde el 2010…Pennetta ademas recibió como premio mayor un cheque por 3.3 millones de dólares, llegando a un total de ganacias en su carrera a 13.5 millones…
Pese a su derrota Vinci ascendera 20 posiciones en las clasificaciones de la WTA y un cheque de 1.6 millones de dolares…
The first-ever all-Italian Grand Slam final pitting No. 26 seed Flavia Pennetta against Roberta Vinci brought a crowd of famous faces, ranging from actress Queen Latifah to the prime minister of Italy, but it was Pennetta who brought her best tennis to the court. Pennetta weathered a tight first set before storming through the latter stages of the match to defeat Vinci and win her first Grand Slam singles title, 7-6, 6-2.
During the on-court trophy ceremony, Pennetta then shocked the crowd by announcing that she is retiring from professional tennis after 15 years on tour, effective immediately.
At age 33, Pennetta is now the oldest first-time Grand Slam singles winner among women in the Open era. Her Cinderella run at this tournament has given the Italian her first title since March 2014 and only her second since 2010. She will now leap from No. 26 to well inside the Top 15 of the WTA rankings, Pennetta also receives a $3.3 million check for winning the US Open this year, bringing her total career prize money to more than $13.5 million.
Despite her loss, Vinci will move over 20 spots in the rankings from her current position of No. 43. She received a check for $1.6 million for reaching the final.