It was a U.S. Open final no one expected and - in the U.S. - not many wanted but Flavia Pennetta could not care less.
Pennetta beat childhood pal and fellow Italian Roberta Vinci 7-6 6-2 in the title match in New York, a day after the runner-up engineered one of the biggest shocks in tennis history by ousting Serena Williams.
Speaking of shocks, Pennetta then said in her on-court interview Saturday she was retiring from tennis.
Pennetta, who will turn 34 in February and almost quit the game two years ago because of a wrist injury, became the oldest first-time grand slam champion in the Open Era.