Germany's Angelique Kerber began her reign as world number one in imperious style battling past a determined Karolina Pliskova 6-3 4-6 6-4 to win US Open final on Saturday (Sept 9) and claim her second grand slam title of the year.
Kerber, who officially takes over from Serena Williams as the world's top ranked player on Monday (Sept 11) , underlined her number one status displaying the heart of a champion as she fought off a fierce challenge from Czech 10th seed Pliskova on a steamy afternoon at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The 28-year-old began the grand slam year beating Williams to lift the Australian Open title and celebrated again on Saturday when she became the first German to win the US Open in 20 years.
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