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Flavia Pennetta celebrates with the winner's trophy after beating Roberta Vinci 7-6 6-2 in the final at Flushing Meadows. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
Pennetta savors the moment of victory after clinching her first grand slam title with victory in the U.S. Open. Alex Goodlett/Getty Images
Ciara sings "God Bless America" prior to the women's singles final before a capacity Flushing Meadows crowd. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
Vinci and Pennetta pose for a photo prior to all-Italian final at Flushing Meadows in New York. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
Vinci shows the fighting spirit which saw her stun Serena Williams in the semifinals at Flushing Meadows but she came up short against Pennetta. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/AFP/Getty Images
Actors Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones watched on as Pennetta and Vinci battled it out in the final. Michael Heiman/Getty Images
Pennetta struck the first blows in the final on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court and maintained her lead. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images North America/Getty Images
Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi (center) flew in to watch Pennetta and Vinci contest the historic final in New York. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
