Carlos Alcaraz defeats Casper Ruud to win the US Open final. (3:02)
There were six different major tournaments on Sunday.
The Tour Championship had three events on the ESPN family of networks. One was on the Tennis Channel, the other two on FoxSports2.com.
The week began with the men’s semifinals, which went to No. 1 seed Stan Wawrinka, the four-time champion, and No. 4 Seed Mikhail Youzhny. The women’s semifinals went to No. 3 seed Karolína Plíšková, from Slovakia, and No. 7 seed Angelique Kerber, who won the Australian Open in January.
Stan Wawrinka celebrates with his parents, Bob and Susan. (Photo: Daniel Pineda/USA TODAY Sports) More
The final was played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.
Sloane Stephens of the United States defeated Angelique Kerber of Germany, 6-0, 7-5.
Stephens becomes the first player who can win at least one Grand Slam title at every level. She’s also the fourth player in the Open era to sweep the majors at age 30.
Stephens’ win was her ninth career major at the US Open – the most ever for any player in the Open era.
Angelique Kerber of Germany celebrates with her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou. (Photo: David Becker/USA TODAY Sports) More
Karolína Plíšková became the first player to defeat Serena Williams, twice, and was the first player to win the US Open since Steffi Graf did so in 1993.
Women’s semifinalist Caroline Wozniacki of Sweden defeated No. 1 seed Caroline Wozny of Poland, 6-3, 7-6(4), to end the Women’s Open Era’s 27-year drought between women’s semifinalists.
Women’s semifinalist Caroline Wozniacki of Sweden celebrates with her coach, Michael Stich. (Photo: David Becker/USA TODAY Sports) More
Women’s semifinalist