The American who was struggling ahead of the Wimbledon was back in form as she defeated Agnieszka Radwanska in the final. She then went on to bag gold in Olympics defeating Maria Sharapova of Russia in the final.

Serena has three US Open Titles to her name (1999, 2002, 2008) and she will be looking forward to move a step closer to breaking Steffi Graff’s record of 22 Grand Slam titles.

Record: Won US Open in 1999, 2002, 2008