Fame and perks are fleeting for former-U.S. champ Stosur


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 04 Sep 2015

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sam Stosur is discovering fame is fleeting and so are the perks that come with being a grand slam winner, even at Flushing Meadows where she was crowned U.S. Open champion in 2011.

The toast of the Big Apple just four years ago, Stosur has not exactly received a royal welcome back to New York as the Australian has been forced at times to ride the buses to the National Tennis Center instead of chauffeured courtesy cars.

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