Stosur surprising winner of U.S. Open

Australia's Samantha Stosur broke all expectations by winning the U.S. Open after beating the favorite, American Serena Williams, 6-2, 6-3 in 1 hour and 11 minutes.
Stosur, an accomplished doubles player in this mode already won Wimbledon and RolandGarros, three years ago decided to focus on his career as a player and hit singles in the tennisworld's largest at the peak of his career by winning his first ''major''in singles.

The Australian played a perfect first set. He jumped to the track with a very definite tactical and executed to perfection. Stosur displayed a very solid game, with almost no mistakes, andmoving from side to side to the American player, who thus lost its powerful accurate shots.

In addition, Stosur was intractable to service and detract from the perfection. In just half an hour they said the first round before a stunned Arthur Ashe to the beating he had received theoverwhelming favorite for the title.

The sign of the party could change after the first game of the second set. The Australian got abreak''point'', which is then seized by a decision of the umpire, after Serena held with a cry of"c''mon!" (Come on) before the ball bounce a second time and that the Australian tried to return it.

The decision provoked the wrath of Williams got into an argument with the referee. The publicreacted for his player and it got replaced in the party and placed with 2-1 to his favor.

Stosur was able to hold those bad minutes and quieted the attacks of Williams. Australia's notout of his script. He waited his chance and with two new''break''in the seventh and ninth game, won the title that did not get a player of his country since 1973.