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Angelique Kerber beats Karolina Pliskova to win US Open title

Angelique Kerber won the US Open on Saturday, marking her rise to world number one with a gritty victory over Karolina Pliskova for her second Grand Slam title of the year.
•    Germany's Kerber, the second seed, rallied from a break down in the third set to beat the hard-hitting 10th-seeded Czech 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
•    The 28-year-old left-hander, who beat Serena Williams in the final at Melbourne and lost to the US great in the Wimbledon final, will officially rise to world number one.
•    But she was assured of that spot when Pliskova toppled Williams in the semi-finals.
•    Angelique Kerber is a German professional tennis player. 
•    Having made her professional debut in 2003, Kerber rose to prominence upon reaching the semifinals of the 2011 US Open, at which time she was ranked no. 92 in the world.
•    She will achieve a career-high ranking of world No. 1 on September 12, 2016. 
•    At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kerber won an Olympic silver medal while representing Germany.


 

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