US Open Women's Final Highlights: Angelique Kerber defeats Karolina Pliskova to lift title
It’s the women’s final day at the US Open. Angelique Kerber, seeded second, takes on the Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic who is the 10th seed. Follow our live blog for regular updates from the final. Preview: The last time the two women’s finalists at this U.S. Open, Angelique Kerber of Germany and Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, played each other, it really was no contest. Pliskova dominated the higher-ranked and more-experienced Kerber, not merely winning in straight sets, but dropping only four games along the way.
 "US Open Women's Final Highlights: Angelique Kerber defeats Karolina Pliskova to lift title")
Angelique Kerber is the 2016 US Open champion!
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— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) September 10, 2016
New world number one Angelique Kerber won the US Open title on Saturday with a battling 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic.
It was Kerber’s second Slam of the season after winning a first major at the Australian Open in January.
The 2016 #USOpen women's singles champion: Angelique Kerber. pic.twitter.com/dkjZ3uLdmK
— Jeff Donaldson (@jdd_sports) September 10, 2016
Angelique Kerber in 2016
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) September 10, 2016
Aus Open champion
Wimbledon finalist
Olympic silver medallist#USOpen champion
World No 1https://t.co/0ywNBfzP2M
— doublefault28 (@doublefault28) September 10, 2016
Ladies and gentleman, Angelique Kerber – two-time major champion!
Angie Kerber:
— Trenton Jocz (@TrentonJocz) September 10, 2016
-1st woman since 97 Hingis to sweep hardcourt Slams (Serena's never made both finals)
-has as many Slams as Vika 😱😱😱#USOpen
#HUGZ pic.twitter.com/WpUhZqOUJ5
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Angelique Kerber wins the US Open title, defeating Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
Angelique Kerber breaks at love!
Kerber holds in double quick time to love. 5-4.
She is just a game away from the US Open title.
What a massive, massive hold for Pliskova under immense pressure.
At deuce, Pliskova pummels three cross-court forehands, then comes in to put away the short response, holds for 4-4.
That gutsy winner from Kerber at 3-3, 30-30. Incredible.
If Kerber wins today, she'll become just the second woman in Open Era to win her first 2 majors after age 28. Li Na, the other.
— Chris McKendry (@ChrisMcKendry) September 10, 2016
That FH goes for a winner DTL. Gutsy at 3-3, 30-30 with the match squarely in the balance. Holds for 4-3. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/oNp4vqs1JK
— Craig O'Shannessy 🇺🇦 (@BrainGameTennis) September 10, 2016
From love-30 in that game, Kerber is ICE, including with that @^#$$#%@! forehand DTL winner. Holds for 4-3* and now asks Pliskova to respond
— Nick McCarvel (@NickMcCarvel) September 10, 2016
Kerber puts Pliskova’s serve under pressure and breaks back for 3-3 in final set.
Total points won:
Pliskova 82
Kerber. 81
Match summary so far:
Karolina Pliskova has taken the second set of the U.S. Open final against Angelique Kerber, sending the match to a third.
Pliskova broke Kerber for the first time Saturday to go up 4-3 in the second set, then took it 6-4.
Kerber had won the opening set 6-3.
The 10th-seeded Pliskova, who eliminated both Williams sisters in the tournament, is bidding for her first Grand Slam title. She had never been past the third round at a major.
Kerber is seeded No. 2, but already is assured of overtaking Serena Williams at No. 1 in the rankings on Monday, regardless of the outcome of the final. Kerber beat Williams in the Australian Open final in January for the first Grand Slam trophy of the German’s career.
Pliskova takes the second set 6-4, then breaks the Kerber serve to lead 2-1 in the third and final set.
Uh oh. Pliskova leads 30-0 and then throws in a double fault. Hope it doesn’t come back to bit her. 30-15.
Pliskova had a chance to break the Kerber serve but a couple of unforced errors from the Czech and Kerber holds. Pliskova is hitting deep but still couldn’t break. The German did well to dig herself out of a mini hole in the game. She now leads 2-1 in the second set.
After leading 40-0, Pliskova lost her way a little to make it deuece. Then a inside-out forehand from her helps her hold to make it 1-1 in the second set. Very crucial that the Czech player stays ahead in this set.
Kerber is now 13 of 17 at the net, with 8 net-shot winners, 4 of them backhands
— Carl Bialik (@CarlBialik) September 10, 2016
Kerber, who is taking over the No. 1 ranking for the first time, is in her third major final of the year, while this is the first of Pliskova’s career. Kerber won the Australian Open title and was the runner-up at Wimbledon. Pliskova had never even made a Grand Slam round of 16 before this tournament, but she upset Serena Williams in the semifinals to advance to Saturday’s championship match.
Pliskova beat Kerber in the final at Cincinnati nearly three weeks ago for a breakthrough title for the 24-year-old Czech, and she’s been riding that momentum ever since. Kerber was coming off a tiring run to the Olympic gold-medal match then and dealing with the pressure of her first chance to ascend to the top of the rankings.
Kerber holds the first game in the second set. Pliskova had a brief look at 30-40 but the returning from the German has been impeccable, forces her opponent to make an error. 1-0.
Edge ---> #Kerber: 38 of the last 40 to win the first set of the women's final have gone on to win it all. #usopen pic.twitter.com/uTrbGomFe9
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 10, 2016
A look at some stats from set one:
Unforced errors
Pliskova 17-3 Kerber
Break points
Pliskova 0/3-2/3 Kerber
Kerber wins first set, her 12th consecutive completed set won, and 24th consecutive at majors against players other than Serena Williams
— Carl Bialik (@CarlBialik) September 10, 2016
Some lovely shots from both Kerber and Pliskova in the last rallies but the German takes the first set with another break: 6-3 in 40 minutes.
Kerber with the Federer-Serena #1 finger wag after the great get #usopen https://t.co/nfCNoUXPtK
— Andrew Jerell Jones, Luke 1:37 (IG:twdbk3) (@sluggahjells) September 10, 2016
Kerber holds yet another game with quite ease and leads 5-3. That game had two incredible points from the #2 seed – an incredible get to a gorgeous drop shot that she converted into a winner and then a beautiful return that she made while crouching really low.
Our commentary not good enough? Hear from the experts! Here’s former US Open champion Andy Roddick with his views on the women’s final.
The final is being played at an incredible pace! Kerber holds quite easily and then Pliskova follows it up with a comfotbale service game of her own. 3-4 to the Czech player in 30 minutes.
Good final so far: Pliskova's easy power against Kerber's world-leading counterpunching
— Christopher Clarey 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 (@christophclarey) September 10, 2016
Despite squandering a 40-15 lead, Pliskova grinds out a hold. Clinical hitting and a gorgeous half-volley in the game helped her to a hold. 2-3.
It's @AngeliqueKerber leapin' out to an early lead. She's up a break 3-2. #usopen pic.twitter.com/m5RGvlY3LM
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 10, 2016
Despite that flubbed volley in the opening game, Pliskova is now 6 for 8 at the net. She has very good hands
— Christopher Clarey 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 (@christophclarey) September 10, 2016
Pliskova creates a break point opportunity on Kerber’s serve but is unable to convert it. The German is defending quite well and leads 3-1.
Pliskova then holds at love to quickly move to 1-2. The final has started off at an incredible pace.
Pliskova gets broken early in the first game and then Kerber saves abreak point point on her own serve to hold on for 2-0. Brisk start to the final.
Ready? Play!
The players are out on court and warming up! The US Open Women’s final will be under way shortly.
But Pliskova won their last encounter, beating Kerber easily 6-3, 6-1, in the Cincinnati final less than a month ago.
Kerber leads their head to head 4-3. Can Pliskova even it to win her first major ever?
US Open 2016: Revenge on Angelique Kerber’s mind ahead of finale against Karolina Pliskovahttp://www.firstpost.com
While we wait for the women’s final to start, tale a look at how the two finalists got here:
Karolina Pliskova (CZE x10)
1st rd: bt Sofia Kenin (USA) 6-4, 6-3
2nd rd: bt Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR) 6-1, 7-5
3rd rd: bt Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS x17) 6-2, 6-4
4th rd: bt Venus Williams (USA x6) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3)
QF: bt Ana Konjuh (CRO) 6-2, 6-2
SF: bt Serena Williams (USA x1) 6-2, 7-6 (7/5)
Angelique Kerber (GER x2)
1st rd: bt Polona Hercog (SLO) 6-0, 1-0 – retired
2nd rd: bt Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 6-2, 7-6 (9/7)
3rd rd: bt CiCi Bellis (USA) 6-1, 6-1
4th rd: bt Petra Kvitova (CZE x14) 6-3, 7-5
QF: bt Roberta Vinci (ITA) 7-5, 6-0
SF: bt Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6-4, 6-3
Angelique Kerber is just the fifth player to reach her first three Grand Slam finals in one year. The last to do it was Martina Hingis in 1997. While Karolina Pliskova is playing in the first major final of her career.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the women’s US Open final! We have a cracking match ahead between the reigning Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber and big-serving Czech Karolina Pliskova.
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