Double glory for newly-crowned US Open champ Williams

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NEW YORK, Sept 8 (AFP) American Serena Williams defeated second seed Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 7-5 in the women's US Open final Sunday for her ninth career Grand Slam title and the world number one ranking.brThere was plenty at stake as fourth-seeded Williams received the WTA's top ranking, a spot she previously held for 57 weeks beginning in 2002. I am so excited, Williams said. I wasn't even going for number one. It is just an added bonus.brWilliams, playing in her first US Open final in six years, also picked up 1.5 million dollars in first-place prize money and moved into third on the all-time money list, just ahead of Martina Navratilova.brThe 26-year-old Williams won her 32nd career singles title and wiped away some of the disappointment of losing to sister Venus in the Wimbledon final earlier this year.brIt was magical. It was like everything coming together like magic, Williams said.brWilliams fired three aces and hammered 44 winners in the two hour, four minute match in front of a crowd of 19,000 at Arthur Ashe Stadium.brThe women's final was originally scheduled for Saturday but had to be switched to Sunday after the remnants of tropical storm Hanna washed out part of Saturday's schedule.brWilliams, who also won the US Open in 1999 and 2002, is enjoying a revival in her game as she stormed through all seven rounds at Flushing Meadows without dropping a set en route to posting her fourth singles title of 2008.