Twitter reaction to Serena Williams' record-tying sixth U.S. Open win

Everyone from Gabby Douglas, Larry Fitzgerald and Busta Rhymes congratulated, via Twitter, Serena Williams on her 6-3, 6-3 defeat of Caroline Wozniacki to win the 2014 U.S. Open women's title.

Courtney Nguyen | Sep 7, 2014

Twitter reaction to Serena Williams' record-tying sixth U.S. Open win /

Serena Williams captured her Open Era record-tying sixth U.S. Open title on Sunday by defeating No. 11 Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-3 in the final. As Serena collapsed to the ground after finally collecting her 18th major title to tie Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova for the second most in the Open Era, the congratulations started coming in on Twitter.

Serena is a badass. Congrats to her. #USOpen
— Elizabeth Banks ❄️ (@ElizabethBanks) September 7, 2014

.@serenawilliams Nuff Said!
— Lennox Lewis, CBE, CM (@LennoxLewis) September 7, 2014

Congrats to my lil sis @serenawilliams for winning her 3rd straight @usopen. #respect #keepshowingthem #USOpen2014
— Bryant Mckinnie (@BryantMckinnie) September 7, 2014

Congratulations @serenawilliams on yet another grand slam tournament victory. 18 and counting. #greatness
— Larry Fitzgerald (@LarryFitzgerald) September 7, 2014

Congrats @serenawilliams on #18!!!! http://t.co/U2DqWIrOSa
— Eva Longoria Baston (@EvaLongoria) September 7, 2014

sending a huge congratulations to you @serenawilliams!! 💕#domination #awesomeness
— Gabby Douglas (@gabrielledoug) September 7, 2014

@serenawilliams u r truly #GODSENT. #CONGRATS Queen.
— Busta Rhymes (@BustaRhymes) September 7, 2014

Congrats to @serenawilliams for winning her 18th GS tying 2 all time greats Martina and @ChrissieEvert who were 2 of my favorites #SERENA
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) September 7, 2014

Well done to miss @serenawilliams on the 18! 👍
— victoria azarenka (@vika7) September 8, 2014

I want to know how many drinks Serena is going to pay for tonight
— Anne Keothavong (@annekeothavong) September 7, 2014

Congratulations on #18 @serenawilliams! 🎉👏
— Madison Keys (@Madison_Keys) September 7, 2014

Huge congrats to @serenawilliams 👏👏👏 #18
— Ajla Tomljanovic (@Ajlatom) September 7, 2014

Grand slam number 18 for Serena Williams. A true champion in our sport
— Melanie South (@melaniesouth) September 7, 2014

Serena Williams ties Jack Nicklaus with 18 major championships.
— Michael Walker (@michaelwalkerjr) September 7, 2014

18x3=54 @serenawilliams @ChrissieEvert @Martina loved how Martina kept Caroline representing all of us with 0 in pic pic.twitter.com/MfKezIjWpZ
— Pam Shriver (@PHShriver) September 7, 2014

Published Sep 7, 2014

COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.