Moments after lifting her maiden grand slam title at the US Open, Sloane Stephens was praised by some of her fellow rivals on social media.
The 24-year-old dropped only three games during her 63-minute thrashing of Madison Keys. On route to the title she produced wins over Roberta Vinci, Dominika Cibulkova [11], Ashleigh Barty, Julia Görges [30], Anastasija Sevastova [16], Venus Williams [9] and Keys [15].
Stephens hasn’t just been praised for her one-sided dominance in the final. Players have also hailed her exchange with Keys after the match. They two friends paid tribute to one and another during the trophy ceremony and was laughing with each other after the match.
Below is some of the tributes paid to the newly crowned US Open champion.
congrats to both @SloaneStephens and @Madison_Keys on a fantastic @usopen. well done ladies! pic.twitter.com/eEW3kiDpj1
— Jamie Hampton (@Jamie_Hampton) 9 September 2017
An exhibition of class and humanity from @SloaneStephens and @Madison_Keys … you’ve made us all proud !
— andyroddick (@andyroddick) 9 September 2017
Sloane Stephens and her favorite player Kim Clijsters. Has to be proud of the athleticism Sloane displayed all tournament. #usopen pic.twitter.com/5OCd5kLGXN
— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) 9 September 2017
Girls🙌👏Special day for you both!Congratulations @SloaneStephens 🏆👏😘 @Madison_Keys It hurts now,but you MUST be proud for this ❤️💪#usopen pic.twitter.com/L74QwKpkS0
— Elena Vesnina (@EVesnina001) 9 September 2017
Tears in my eyes when you talked about mama 😩💕 pic.twitter.com/RcPeCdTvEk
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) 9 September 2017
Amazing! Congrats @SloaneStephens 👏🏻😍 what a story! #USOpen
— Kristina Mladenovic (@KikiMladenovic) 9 September 2017
That embrace between Sloane and Madison at the net brought tears to my eyes. As did the one between Sloane and her mother #USOpen
— Anne Keothavong (@annekeothavong) 9 September 2017
👏👏👏 @SloaneStephens no words needed. You’ve come so far!!
— Daria Gavrilova (@Daria_gav) 9 September 2017
Claiming $3.7 Million in prize money, Stephens will re-enter the top 20 for the first time since June 2016. She is the fourth African American woman to win the US Open after Althea Gibson, Venus and Serena Williams.
