Serena Williams Wins U.S. Open

Serena Williams won the U.S. Open Sunday, defeating Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 6-7, 6-1 to win her 17th grand slam. It's her fifth time winning the U.S. Open.

Azarenka came back from two breaks down to win the second set in a tiebreak, but the top-seeded Williams prevailed in the third as her sisterVenus looked on from the stands.

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"It's an honor," Williams, 31, said after the match.

The men's championship, between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, airs at 5 p.m. ET Monday on CBS. Are you happy Williams won?

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