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Tennis
New York, Sept. 9, 2017 (Reuters/NAN) Sloane Stephens played a near-perfect match to beat Madison Keys 6-3 6-0 in an all-American final as she clinched her maiden Grand Slam title on Saturday.
Stephens, who spent a year off the courts because of a foot injury, was never in trouble as her defensive play derailed the 15th-seeded Keys.
In the first all-American U.S. Open women’s final since Serena Williams beat her sister Venus in 2002, Stephens made only six unforced errors to frustrate Keys.
She sealed a straightforward win on her third match point when Keys sent yet another shot into the net.(Reuters/NAN)
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(Edited by Olawale Alabi)