New York: Naomi Osaka of Japan clinched the Women’s singles title of US Open 2018. She won her maiden Grand Slam defeating Serena Williams of US in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 here on Saturday.
The match saw some dramatic scenes at the Grand Slam final after an angry Serena Williams abused the chair umpire of being a “thief”.
Williams was given a game penalty for her outburst, which also followed racquet smashing and another code violation, but Osaka kept her focus to win against her idol.
With this triumph, 20-year-old Osaka became first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam. She won $3.8 million in prize money for the event.
In Mixed doubles, the British and American pair of Jamie Murray and Bethanie Mattek-Sands lifted the title defeating pair of Croatia and Poland Nikola Mektic and Alicja Rosolska 2-6, 6-3, 11-9.
In the men’s singles final, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic will take on third-seeded Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina today.
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