It was a U.S. Open final no one expected and - in the U.S. - not many wanted but Flavia Pennetta could not care less.<br />Pennetta beat childhood pal and fellow Italian Roberta Vinci 7-6 6-2 in the title match in New York, a day after the runner-up engineered one of the biggest shocks in tennis history by ousting Serena Williams.<br />Speaking of shocks, Pennetta then said in her on-court interview Saturday she was retiring from tennis.<br />Pennetta, who will turn 34 in February and almost quit the game two years ago because of a wrist injury, became the oldest first-time grand slam champion in the Open Era.
