US Open 2016 Final, Angelique Kerber vs Karolina Pliskova, Highlights: Kerber Crowned Champion
Angelique Kerber won her second Grand Slam title by beating Karolina Pliskova in the women's singles US Open final. Catch US Open tennis highlights here
Newly-crowned world number one Angelique Kerber of Germany beat Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in the women's singles final to win her maiden US Open title. Catch US Open tennis highlights here (TENNIS NEWS)
04:05 hrs IST: That's it from us tonight! Do join us for the men's singles final between Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka.
04:00 hrs IST: Kerber wins her maiden US Open title. She beats Pliskova 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
03:56 hrs IST: Three match and championship points for Kerber.
03:55 hrs IST: Brilliant pass from Kerber and she is up 15-0 on Pliskova serve
03:54 hrs IST: Kerber takes a 5-4 lead in 3rd set. Pliskova to serve to stay alive in the match
03:52 hrs IST: Pliskova manages to hold serve to make it 4-4 in third set
03:48 hrs IST: Pliskova misses a cross-court backhand and it's deuce.
03:47 hrs IST: Pliskova from 30-0 up is now 30-all. Nervous times for the Czech
03:44 hrs IST: Kerber was down 0-30 but showed some fighting spirit to win the game. She's back in front at 4-3
03:41 hrs IST: Kerber breaks and she's back in it. 3-3 in the third set
03:39 hrs IST: Error from Pliskova and it's break point for Kerber
03:38 hrs IST: Kerber is making a lot of unforced errors now. Didn't see that in the first set.
03:36 hrs IST: Kerber keeps hopes alive by holding her serve. She trails 2-3
03:34 hrs IST: Pliskova holds easily to make it 3-1 lead in third set
03:31 hrs IST: Pliskova breaks and leads 2-1 in the second set. Kerber is in some trouble now
03:29 hrs IST: Another break chance for Pliskova
03:28 hrs IST: Break point for Pliskova but Kerber with a brilliant wide serve to save the break
03:27 hrs IST: Huge opportunity missed by Pliskova
03:24 hrs IST: Pliskova holds serve to love, it's 1-1 in third set
03:21 hrs IST: Solid service game and Kerber holds to make it 1-0 in 3rd set
03:16 hrs IST: Pliskova holds serve to win the second set 6-4.
03:15 hrs IST: Ace from Pliskova and set point for the Czech
03:12 hrs IST: Kerber holds. Pliskova will now serve for the second set.
03:10 hrs IST: Double fault for Kerber and it's deuce
03:08 hrs IST: Few errors from Kerber and Pliskova holds serve to lead 5-3
03:05 hrs IST: Pliskova's serve coming under pressure. Kerber leads 30-15
03:03 hrs IST: Pliskova breaks and has a 4-3 lead in the second set.
03:01 hrs IST: Pliskova with a break point, her fifth of the match.
02:59 hrs IST: The Czech easily holds to tie the second set 3-3
02:57 hrs IST: Pliskova races to a 40-0 lead
02:55 hrs IST: Wide serve from Kerber and Pliskova nets her return. The German is 3-2 up now.
02:54 hrs IST: Pliskova is hitting some brilliant winners but her unforced errors have been the problem.
02:51 hrs IST: Pliskova easily holds to tie 2nd set 2-2.
02:48 hrs IST: Couple of errors from Kerber and Pliskova is 30-0 up.
02:46 hrs IST: Kerber saves a break point to make it 2-1 in the second set.
02:45 hrs IST: Break point for Pliskova
02:44 hrs IST: Pliskova hits her 22nd winner to make it 30-30
02:42 hrs IST: Pliskova holds on to make it 1-1
02:41 hrs IST: Pliskova throws away 40-love lead and now it's deuce.
02:37 hrs IST: The German holds serve to take a 1-0 lead in the second set
02:36 hrs IST: Kerber up 40-15 in the first game of the second set
02:31 hrs IST: Kerber breaks Pliskova again and wins the first set 6-3.
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02:29 hrs IST: Double fault and set point for Kerber.
02:27 hrs IST: Pliskova misses her forehand and is down 15-30
02:26 hrs IST: Kerber comfortably holds serve to make it 5-3
02:24 hrs IST: Kerber with a brilliant winner to make it 30-15
02:22 hrs IST: Double fault for Kerber and it's 15-15
02:21 hrs IST: The Czech manages to hold and now trails 3-4.
02:20 hrs IST: More errors from Pliskova. She was leading 40-love but now it's 40-30.
02:18 hrs IST: Kerber holds to make it 4-2.
02:16 hrs IST: Pliskova nets her forehand and it's 40-30.
02:15 hrs IST: Good depth from Pliskova sees her tie the score at 30-30.
02:12 hrs IST: Pliskova manages to hold serve to make it 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
02:10 hrs IST: Couple of bad misses from Pliskova and it's deuce.
02:09 hrs IST: What a brilliant rally of 25 shots and Pliskova gets the point but only just.
02:05 hrs IST: Kerber saves two break points to take a 3-1 lead.
02:04 hrs IST: Break point for Pliskova! However, an error from her and it's deuce again.
02:03 hrs IST: Pliskova with a brilliant backhand down the line to make it deuce.
02:02 hrs IST: 40-30 to Kerber.
01:59 hrs IST: Pliskova gets on the board with some powerful serves, trails Kerber 1-2.
01:56 hrs IST: Brilliant backhand winner and chance for Kerber to hold and she does.
01:55 hrs IST: Now Kerber has a break point to save.
01:54 hrs IST: Nervous start for Pliskova
01:54 hrs IST: Kerber breaks Pliskova to take a 1-0 lead.
01:53 hrs IST: She saves one with an ace.
01:52 hrs IST: Pliskova misses an easy volley and now is down to break points.
01:51 hrs IST: She starts off with a double fault
01:48 hrs IST: Pliskova to start the proceedings in the women's singles final
01:44 hrs IST: The players are warming up!
01:42 hrs IST: Both players are walking out and are being cheered loudly by those present in the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
01:35 hrs IST: This is what Pliskova had to say before stepping out on the court.
"If I have the chance to play someone who is better than me, I know I can be dangerous." -- @KaPliskova #usopen pic.twitter.com/LhLM3Ayjwj
- US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 10, 2016
01:25 hrs IST: Kerber holds only a slight edge in their head-to-head record, with four victories in their seven matches.
01:20 hrs IST: Formula One star Nico Rosberg comes out in support of his fellow German.
Good luck for the final, Angelique!! ?????? ?????? Viel Gluck, du schaffst das!!! #tennis #usopen #no1 @AngeliqueKerber pic.twitter.com/2Ux7P6XZ5q
- Nico Rosberg (@nico_rosberg) September 9, 2016
01:07 hrs IST: Meanhwhile, Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares won the US Open men's doubles crown by beating Pablo Carreno Busta and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 6-3.
?? + ?? = ?? #usopen @BrunoSoares82 @jamie_murray pic.twitter.com/p7T3NdRy4G
- US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 10, 2016
01:05 hrs IST: Pliskova knocked out Serena Williams and now has Kerber in her sights.
Whose picture will be here next year? #usopen pic.twitter.com/ilAjDVBo9N
- US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 10, 2016
01:00 hrs IST: Hello and welcome! Angelique Kerber will be eyeing her maiden US Open title when she faces Karolina Pliskova. We are half an hour away from the start of the US Open women's singles final.
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Pliskova's triumph over Serena Williams in the semis helped propel Kerber to the number one ranking.
But Kerber is still smarting from Pliskova's upset win over her last month in the final at Cincinnati, a defeat she wants to avenge on one of the game's biggest stages.
"I know it will be mentally for me also very tough because she knows that she won against me a few weeks ago," Kerber said.
"But at the end I know how I was playing in Cincinnati. I know what to change."
Kerber is in her third Grand Slam final of the season after a win over Serena at the Australian Open in January and a loss to the American in the Wimbledon final.
She's just the fifth player to reach three Grand Slam finals in one year.
Pliskova is still riding the wave of momentum her Cincinnati triumph over Kerber sparked.
She may be in unfamiliar ground in the second week of a Grand Slam, but in Kerber she'll face a well-known foe.