There was no stopping the coronation in Queens. Through precise and powerful groundstrokes, punctuated by a shriek, Maria Sharapova would have her second Grand Slam title, this one near her spiritual Madison Avenue home.

But despite a career so manicured that even her water breaks are commanded by edict, she jumped so hard after lifting up the silver champion’s trophy that the lid popped off and tumbled to the ground. And then she leaned her head back and laughed with abandon like the teenager she is.

The Arthur Ashe Stadium sellout crowd was behind the 19-year-old Russian, who basked in the lights at the U.S. Open. When her 6-4, 6-4 win over No. 2 Justine Henin-Hardenne was complete Saturday night, she gave another scream — this time for joy.

Sharapova, the second seed, then made the ceremonial winner’s climb up to her player box and hugged her father, Yuri Sharapova. It had been two years since she won Wimbledon, punctuated by five slams where she was dead-ended in a semifinal.

“I experienced it two years ago, and I knew that I wasn’t done,” Sharapova said. “I had a lot more in me.”

As the red carpet was rolled out for the trophy presentation, Sharapova made a phone call on her Motorola and put on a wristwatch. Viewers at home could once again watch the Nike commercial she starred in. This is a player the marketers love, with estimated earnings of $19 million a year, according to Forbes.

Henin-Hardenne, the winner of the French this year, was only the seventh woman to reach the final of all four Grand Slam events in a single year. Even though the Belgian had managed to beat Sharapova in four of their previous five meetings, she was able to muster just a single break point.

“She’s been a real fighter tonight,” said Henin-Hardenne of Sharapova. “The better player won tonight.”