Roberta Vinci apologizes to US Open fans for upsetting Serena Williams
Sep 11, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Roberta Vinci of Italy serves to Serena Williams of the USA on day twelve of the 2015 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 11, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Roberta Vinci of Italy celebrates after winning the second set against Serena Williams of the USA on day twelve of the 2015 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 11, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Roberta Vinci of Italy celebrates after winning the second set against Serena Williams of the USA on day twelve of the 2015 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Serena Williams of the U.S. runs to chase down a return from Roberta Vinci of Italy in the third set during their women‘s singles semi-final match at the U.S. Open Championships tennis tournament in New York, September 11, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Sep 11, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Serena Williams of the United States returns a shot to Roberta Vinci of Italy on day twelve of the 2015 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 11, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Roberta Vinci of Italy serves to Serena Williams of the United States on day twelve of the 2015 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 11, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Roberta Vinci of Italy returns a shot to Serena Williams of the United States on day twelve of the 2015 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
Roberta Vinci of Italy celebrates defeating Serena Williams of the U.S. in their women‘s singles semi-final match at the U.S. Open Championships tennis tournament in New York, September 11, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Serena Williams of the U.S. gets up slowly from the court in the third set against Roberta Vinci of Italy during their women‘s singles semi-final match at the U.S. Open Championships tennis tournament in New York, September 11, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Roberta Vinci of Italy celebrates defeating Serena Williams of the U.S. in their women‘s singles semi-final match at the U.S. Open Championships tennis tournament in New York, September 11, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Roberta Vinci of Italy reacts after defeating Serena Williams of the U.S. in their women‘s singles semi-final match at the U.S. Open Championships tennis tournament in New York, September 11, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Sep 11, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Roberta Vinci of Italy celebrates after defeating Serena Williams of the United States on day twelve of the 2015 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
Roberta Vinci of Italy (L) shakes hands with Serena Williams of the U.S. after she defeated Williams in their women‘s singles semi-final match at the U.S. Open Championships Tennis tournament in New York, September 11, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
After Roberta Vinci upset Serena Williams, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals of the U.S. Open on Friday, the unseeded Italian apologized to fans for spoiling the American's bid to win a calendar-year Grand Slam.
"It's an incredible moment for me. It's like a dream. I'm in the finals … I beat Serena. Sorry guys," Vinci said in an interview with ESPN's Tom Rinaldi. "But for me, it's an amazing moment. It's incredible. It's the best moment of my life."
Vinci actually apologized to the fans and was asked again by Rinaldi about that. "Yes (I apologized to the fans). For the American people, for Serena, for the Grand Slam … but today is my day," Vinci said. "Sorry guys."
Asked if she'd believed an upset was possible, Vinci waved off the question."I didn't expect that I (would) win. No," she said.
