American Sloane Stephens lifted the US Open women’s singles title. Sloane ranked 83rd lifted her first Grand Slam title by defeating 15th seed Madison Keys of the US 6-3, 6-0 in the final. She is only the fifth unseeded woman to win a major title in the Open era. Keys, Stephens, CoCo Vandeweghe and Venus Williams became the first US women to sweep all semi-final spots at a grand slam since Wimbledon in 1985.