Serena Wins Open, Ranked Best in the World
September 8, 2008 by mhueter
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Fourth seeded Serena Williams beat second seed Jelena Jankovic, 6-4 7-5 in the U.S. Open tonight. She is now takes the throne again as the again top-ranked player in the world.
This is a big win, for Serena, Jankovic and women’s tennis. The Women’s Tennis blog said,
“The US Open final between Serena and Jelena can probably be named the most entertaining Grand Slam final of the season.”
This match moves Serena back to number 1 in the rankings.
“Serena Williams has returned to the No.1 in the rankings (pushing Ana Ivanovic to No.3), which is her 58th career week in the top spot. She was No.1 for 57 consecutive weeks between July 8, 2002 and August 10, 2003; at five years, one month, this is the longest-ever gap between stints at No.1. The 23-year-old Jankovic remains No.2.”
Exciting stuff, and great news for women’s tennis. It’s funny (and not surprising) that I got pinged for a New York Times report on the men’s U.S. Open winner, yet nothing for the women.
Also, just watching the local Channel 9 news, there was an entire report on the men’s results. And, of course, nothing on the women. (but there was a story on doggy surfing contests)
When are these girls going to get the credit they deserve?
