Pennetta beat out Roberta Vinci in the championship match, winning her first, and last, major title in two sets on Saturday.
Flavia Pennetta won the 2015 U.S. Open against Roberta Vinci in an all-Italian championship match, an unexpected matchup between two friendly rivals that surprised spectators to the very end.
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"Before I start this tournament, I take a big decision in my life," she said before receiving the cup. "And this is the way I'd like to say goodbye to tennis."
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The 26th seed Italian beat Vinci in an energetic match. Both players were fighting for points on the court during the first set, but it was in the second that Pennetta seemed poised to win the title.
Both players had surprised the sporting world by securing a spot at the championship match, beating out their share of tennis heavyweights to make it to the final match.
On Friday, Vinci beat Serena Williams in a shocking upset.
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