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La dolce vita: Flavia Pennetta wins US Open final over Roberta Vinci
Flavia Pennetta saved the best for last. She beat fellow Italian Roberta Vinci 7-6 (4), 6-2 to win the US Open and then announced she was retiring from tennis at the end of the year.