Top-seeded Williams beat No. 2 Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4 to secure her second French Open title, 11 years to the day after she beat her older sister Venus to win her first title in 2002. Ref. USAToday
Sabine Lisickin ended Serena Williams' 34-match winning streak. Ref. USAToday
No. 1-seeded Serena Williams defeated No. 2-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in a decisive third set to win the U.S. Open women's title. Williams, 31, who won the French Open earlier this year, now has two Grand Slam titles in 2013. Ref. USAToday