Angelique Kerber, The New Queen On Tennis Court

The Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows was ready to host the women's singles final of the US Open on Saturday (All images courtesy AFP)

Newly-crowned World No.1 Angelique Kerber started on a strong note against Czech Karolina Pliskova

Kerber went on to convincingly win the first set 6-3 in 40 minutes

However, Pliskova came back strongly in her maiden Grand Slam final to win the second set 6-4 and level the contest at one-set all

It all boiled down to the crucial third set where anything was possible

But somehow the momentum had swung in favour of Germany's Kerber

A few errors cost Pliskova dearly who lost the third set 4-6 to hand the crown to Kerber

Kerber lifted her maiden women's singles title at the US Open

The World No.1 had also won the Australian Open at the beginning of the year which was her first Major crown

The German tennis player was ecstatic, leaping into the crowd where her friends and family were sitting

And at the end of it, she said she is ready to be challenged as the No.1 player in the world