Pennetta: US Open win perfect way to end career

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Mon, 14 Sep, 2015 - 01:00

Tom Allnutt

US Open champion Flavia Pennetta believes lifting a first grand slam title next to her childhood friend was the perfect way to end her career.

Pennetta beat fellow Italian and long-time companion Roberta Vinci 7-6 (7/4) 6-2 and then used her victory speech to announce her retirement in front of a shocked crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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Courts Place: Arthur Ashe Stadium Place: Flushing Meadows Place: Brindisi Place: Rome Place: New York Person: Pennetta Person: Flavia Pennetta Person: Roberta Vinci Person: Vinci Person: Roberta Person: Pennnetta Person: Martina Hingis Person: Sania Mirza Person: Yaroslava Shvedova Person: Casey Dellacqua Person: Hingis Person: Leander Paes Event: US Open

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