Sloane Stephens defeats Madison Keys for US Open women’s title – as it happened

Stephens, 24, completes comeback from injury with first major titleMurray and Hingis win mixed doubles title in tie-break 10.42pm BST Stephens will earn $3,700,000 for winning the US Open, nearly doubling her career prize money entering the tournament ($4,519,709). “I should just retire now,” Stephens says. “I told Maddy, I’m never going to be able to top this.”The 24-year-old gets teary-eyed while speaking about her mother, who took her to a tennis clinic at 11 where an instructor said she’d be a Division II player at best. 10.37pm BST “If there’s someone I had to lose to today, I’m glad it’s her,” Keys says. “If you told me two months ago I’d be holding a finalist trophy at the US Open, I’d be really happy and proud of myself.” Continue reading…

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