Maria Sharapova won US Open

Russian woman Maria Sharapova became the winner of the U.S. Open Tennis Championship, having beaten the Belgian Justine Enen-Ardenn in two sets with a score of 6: 4, 6: 4 on Saturday evening, ITAR-TASS reports.

The duel, which took place on the main court of the Flashing Medouz tennis complex in New York, lasted exactly one and a half hours. If in the first set the game was almost equal, then from the middle of the second - Sharapova undoubtedly dominated the court. The Russian woman succeeded in filing and playing defense.

US Open is the fourth and last tournament of the Grand Slam series this year. The winner of these competitions will receive a prize of $ 1.2 million plus bonuses.

For 19 -year -old Sharapova, this is the second victory at the Tournaments of the Grand Slam series - in 2004 she won Wimbledon.

“I do not like to lose and do not give up,” in these words, Russians Maria Sharapova described her path to victory. According to Maria, a stable and confident game helped her to win. This was recognized by her rival. "She did not leave me many great opportunities" to fight, Enen-Ardenne noted.

At the post-match press conference, Sharapova said that in the final, "psychological readiness and good physical well-being helped her." “I calculated that I lost Justin for the last four matches, so I decided that this time everything would be exactly the opposite,” she said.

“Now I feel that I am very tired and I want to take a little rest from the tennis,” she added. “I am unusually happy that I was able to win here in her favorite city on earth,” Sharapova also said.

“I want to congratulate Mary. She played perfectly today and the last two weeks, and deserved victory,” Enen -Ardenne said.

The final match in a female single category at the Arthur Ash stadium was observed by more than 23 thousand tennis lovers. On the air, the game was commented on by the American television channel CBS.

Russians could claim to win the male category of US Open. However, both Mikhail Yuzhny and Nikolai Davydenko lost to their rivals in the semifinals. In the finale, which will be held on Sunday, Roger Federer and Andy Roddick will now meet.