Sloane Stephens

Twenty three Grand Slam champion Serena Williams continued her quest for record 24th title and 7th US Open title with a 6-2, 6-4 defeat of unseeded Russian Margarita Gasparyan at the Flushing Meadows on Friday. The 38-year-old…

American Sloane Stephens produced a dominant final set to beat US Open champion Naomi Osaka at the WTA Finals. The pair traded several breaks of serve in the first set but Stephens, 25, edged it 7-5 in 52 minutes. Osaka, 21, rallied and…