Stephens is the first American woman other than the Williams sisters to win a grand slam title in 15 years. Unranked players aside, Stephens is the second-lowest ranked player to reach and win the title match at a grand slam, after No. Stephens is the fourth unseeded player to reach the final in the US Open and 14th in grand slam finals in the Open Era. Serena Williams won the Australian Open, Jelena Ostapenko was the French Open champion, and Garbine Muguruza hoisted the Wimbledon trophy. Stephens joins Muguruza, Ostapenko and Petra Kvitova as players born in the 1990s to win a grand slam title.

Source: CNN September 09, 2017 21:24 UTC