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There are still tournaments to be played in Wuhan and Beijing, which offer 900 and 1,000 rankings points for the champion respectively, before the WTA Finals (up to 1,500 points on offer for the champion there) are contested in Singapore by the top eight women in the world.
“When I was a kid, I was always dreaming to one day be the No. 1 player … to win Grand Slams”.
“Even though I couldn’t get the win, I’m still happy with the way I played the last three weeks”.
“I’m really excited because I’m seeing as well a lot of new and good players on tour”. She saved a match point against Venus in the fourth round and, in the semifinals against Serena, out-served the best women’s server of all time.
Angelique Kerber, of Germany, poses with the WTA No. 1 trophy after winning the women’s single final at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in NY. When Serena Williams’ dramatic loss to Karolina Pliskova on Thursday ensured that she would complete her childhood dream of ascending to number one, she all but shrugged as she strutted on court 10 minutes later and laid waste to Caroline Wozniacki to reach the final. Countless times, she was asked whether she ever doubted herself, or doubted her ability to reach number one, or doubted whether she had sufficient weapons. While Serena with 22 Majors continues to be an ace in terms of the whole career like no one else, Kerber has told the world that she is here to stay.
This was the ultimate clash between the 10th seeded and 2nd seeded players. Usually, you don’t see a player improve so much in later in her career, but Kerber did, because she made a decision to take it to another level after last season.
“Definitely I would say now that she deserves to be No. 1 because she did so well”, said Karolina Pliskova, who upset Serena in the semifinals before falling to Kerber in three sets in Saturday’s women’s final. “That’s what I changed, especially in the pre-season”. Not just hitting the balls over the net.
“The improvements in her game, both in her movement and eye to be more aggressive was apparent in NY”. “Because I know that I can run for four hours on the court but going for it as well”.
“I am more positive and can deal with things even if they do not go that well”. If the talent is there, there is always room to improve. Kerber was on the verge of being swept out of the tournament in straight sets in the first round against 64th-ranked Misaki Doi. Quickly, Pliskova dragged her from sideline to sideline.
“It’s more tough to do the points, especially if it’s close and you really have to push it really hard to make the victor in the end”. How do you become a champion after an entire career and an entire existence built on being the complete opposite of one? “I want to remember what happened 15 years ago”.
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“It’s a great feeling”, Murray said in his post-match interview when reminded he’s accomplished something his more famous younger brother, Andy, has not by winning two major titles this year.
