Serena Wins Major No. 18 By Destroying Her Friend Wozniacki in U.S. Open Final

NEW YORK — To move up in the history books, Serena Williams had to put her friendship with Caroline Wozniacki aside while they dealt with the small matter of the U.S. Open championship.

Williams, 32, and Wozniacki, 24, have bonded in recent years and supported each during trying times, such as Wozniacki’s highly publicized breakup with golfer Rory McIlroy earlier this year and Serena’s bout with injuries in 2011.

Yet when it comes to tennis, Serena is all-business and she proved it yet again by ruthlessly dispatching Wozniacki, 6-3, 6-3, in 1 hour, 15 minutes to win her third straight U.S. Open title, her sixth overall and her 18th career major, tying her with legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova for fourth on the all-time list.

After Wozniacki sailed a backhand long on match point, Williams lay on her back behind the baseline and soon began crying in celebration.

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