Flushing Meadows, 8/9/ 2013 Serena Williams won her fifth US Open title -- and her 17th Grand Slam crown -- with a 7-5, 6-7 (6/8), 6-1 victory over Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, a runner-up to the American for the second year running. Photo Ray Giubilo

Flushing Meadows, 8/9/ 2013 Serena Williams won her fifth US Open title -- and her 17th Grand Slam crown -- with a 7-5, 6-7 (6/8), 6-1 victory over Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, a runner-up to the American for the second year running. Photo Ray Giubilo

Flushing Meadows, 8/9/ 2013 Serena Williams won her fifth US Open title -- and her 17th Grand Slam crown -- with a 7-5, 6-7 (6/8), 6-1 victory over Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, a runner-up to the American for the second year running. Photo Ray Giubilo

Flushing Meadows, 27/8/ 2013 Thomas FABBIANO (ITA) Photo Ray Giubilo

Flushing Meadows, 27/8/ 2013 Camila GIORGI (ITA) Photo Ray Giubilo

Flushing Meadows, 3/9/ 2013 Sara ERRANI & Roberta VINCI (ITA) vs Flavia PENNETTA (ITA) & Anabel MEDINA GARRIGUES (ESP) Photo Ray Giubilo

Flushing Meadows, 30/8/ 2013 Lleyton HEWITT (AUS) Photo Ray Giubilo

Flushing Meadows, 1/9/ 2013 LI NA (CHN) Photo Ray Giubilo

Flushing Meadows, 3/9/ 2013 Ekaterina MAKAROVA (RUS) Photo Ray Giubilo

Flushing Meadows, 9/9/ 2013 Rafael Nadal defeated No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win his second U.S. Open and 13th career Grand Slam title. Photo Ray Giubilo

Flushing Meadows, 3/9/ 2013 Flavia PENNETTA (ITA) Photo Ray Giubilo

Flushing Meadows, 27/8/ 2013 Milos RAONIC (CAN) Photo Ray Giubilo

Flushing Meadows, 4/9/ 2013 Roberta VINCI (ITA) Photo Ray Giubilo

Flushing Meadows, 27/8/ 2013 Filippo VOLANDRI (ITA) Photo Ray Giubilo

Flushing Meadows, 27/8/ 2013 Filippo VOLANDRI (ITA) Photo Ray Giubilo

Flushing Meadows, 31/8/ 2013 Caroline WOZNIACKI (DEN)

Flushing Meadows, 27/8/ 2013 Nicolas ALMAGRO (ESP) Photo Ray Giubilo

Flushing Meadows, 3/9/ 2013 Flavia PENNETTA'S family,coach and phisio. (ITA) Photo Ray Giubilo

Flushing Meadows, 26/8/ 2013 Carlos BERLOCQ (ARG) Photo Ray Giubilo