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By Julien Pretot

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sloane Stephens stayed composed throughout the U.S. Open final, playing near-perfect tennis to win her maiden grand slam title with a 6-3 6-0 victory against Madison Keys as the future of American women's tennis seemed assured on Saturday. The US Open 2017 saw an absence from Serena Williams and the early exits of Karolina Pliskova, Angelique Kerber and Maria Sharapova, meanwhile, took the sheen away from the women's tennis competition at the Flushing Meadows this year. NEW YORK — Sandra Montrose and her daughter, Vernique, attended the US Open women’s final last year hoping to witness Serena Williams win another Grand Slam.
In tennis, Sloane Stephens of the United States wins the women's singles final defeating fellow American Madison Keys 6–3, 6–0.