Sloane Stephens won the 2017 US Open with a quick straight-set win over Madison Keys in New York City on Saturday. We have the all-American women’s final covered in photos, as well as the event that happened earlier in the day, when tennis legend Billie Jean King was joined by actress Emma Stone for a press conference celebrating the upcoming start of the Battle of the Sexes movie.
I hope you enjoyed our coverage of the 2017 US Open, including our extensive photo galleries from the tournament’s qualifying all the way to the women’s final. Here’s a list of all our photos preceding the title match, thanks to our photographer Jimmie48:
- Thursday, September 7th: Stephens, Keys reach US Open final
- Wednesday, September 6th: Vandeweghe beats Pliskova, Keys dominates Kanepi for all-American semifinals
- Tuesday, September 5th: Sloane Stephens, Venus Williams move into semifinals
- Monday, September 4th: Keys, Vandeweghe, Pliskova, Kanepi complete quarterfinal field
- Sunday, September 3rd: Sevastova stops Sharapova, Kvitova beats Muguruza to reach the quarterfinals
- Saturday, September 2nd: Keys beats Vesnina in late night thriller, Pliskova, Vandeweghe, Svitolina, Kasatkina advance
- Friday, September 1st: Sharapova, Muguruza, Kvitova, Venus advance to the fourth round
- Thursday, August 31st: Pliskova, Ostapenko, Keys, Radwanska, Svitolina move into round three
- Wednesday, August 30th: Maria Sharapova fights on in New York
- Tuesday, August 29th: Osaka stuns Kerber on rain-shortened day
- Monday, August 28th: Sharapova takes out Halep in an emotional night thriller
- Sunday, August 27th: Maria Sharapova, Angelique Kerber, Karolina Pliskova, Simona Halep, Agnieszka Radwanska, Elina Svitolina, Svetlana Kuznetsova practice before the start of main-draw play
- Saturday, August 26th: Kerber & Muguruza meet Pharrell Williams; Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day; Kvitova, Sharapova, Bouchard, Pliskova practice
- Friday, August 25th: Kerber leads the draw ceremony, third round of WTA qualifying unfolds
- Thursday, August 24th: Qualifying Day 3 + Sharapova, Keys Evian event
- Wednesday, August 23rd: Qualifying + Maria Sharapova, Angelique Kerber, Julia Goerges practice
- Tuesday, August 22nd: WTA qualifying action + Keys, Svitolina practice sessions
Congrats to Sloane! She finally kept it together in a major and brought home the ultimate prize. It was obvious she didn’t know how to properly hold up such a grand trophy and had never done so before; that scene was hilarious! Kudos to her amazing coach, too! I pray she sticks with him, and maintains the serenity and maturity she displayed. I’ve noticed good changes in her demeanor and attitude since he’s been a part of her team. And when Coco makes those same changes, she’ll be holding up the big trophies as well. “You’re a multimillionaire now, Sloane! Enjoy the shine while you can, because Queen Serena’s coming back soon.”
Oh, and Maddie, your “shine” is coming soon too. Just keep your head up and keep fighting hard. You’ve got the power, but the whole package and consistency are necessary to gain the big titles. You’ll be holding up one of the big trophies and getting the fat checks, too. Just as it finally happened for Sloane, so shall it be for you.
Maddie, your “shine” is coming soon too. Just keep your head up and keep fighting hard. You’ve got the power, but the whole package and consistency are necessary to gain the big titles. You’ll be holding up one of the big trophies and getting the fat checks, too. Just as it finally happened for Sloane, so shall it be for you.
Sloane’s reactions are so good! She’s really a fun character! I know Madison will have her time soon.
Sloane looked like a veteran in her first Grand Slam final. Congratulations to her and to Madison as well. I am sure they will both have many more opportunities to be holding up Grand Slam championship trophies.