Serena Williams brushed aside her good friend Caroline Wozniacki in the US Open final to join Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on 18 grand slam singles titles.
The world No1 continued her dominance of the tournament, winning the same slam trophy three years in a row for the first time with a 6-3, 6-3 victory.
Williams did not drop a set all tournament and hit 29 winners to Wozniacki's four - all but one of which were aces. The Dane had hoped she would be more ready for the occasion five years after her first slam final here, when she lost to Kim Clijsters, but she was comprehensively second best. A tally of one winner and 10 unforced errors was certainly not going to help Wozniacki follow in her ex-boyfriend Rory McIlroy's footsteps and become a major champion.
The Dane was not as positive in her play as she had been throughout the tournament, particularly in her fourth-round win over Maria Sharapova, and Williams dictated while her opponent scampered around the baseline. The 24-year-old finally hit her first winner off the ground in the ninth game of the second set, but three points later Williams clinched victory when Wozniacki drove a backhand long.
The American, who turns 33 later this month, dropped to the ground in delight before sharing a hug with Wozniacki.
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