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Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd roared, and Kerber celebrated by raising her right
hand and wagging her index finger in the air, as if to remind opponent Karolina
Pliskova _ and everyone else _ Im No. 1!Yes, she is. And a two-time Grand Slam
champion, too.Kerber won her first U.S. Open title and the second major trophy
of her out-of-nowhere breakthrough season, taking five of the last six games to
beat a fading Pliskova 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 on Saturday.It means a lot to me. When I
was a kid, I was always dreaming to one day be the No. 1 player in the world, to
win Grand Slams, said Kerber, a 28-year-old German who will move up one spot
from No. 2 and replace Serena Williams atop the WTA rankings on Monday. I mean,
all the dreams came true this year, and Im just trying to enjoy every moment on
court and also off court.Never a Grand Slam finalist before 2016, Kerber beat
Williams for the Australian Open title in January, then lost to her in the
Wimbledon final in July.On Saturday, the No. 2-seeded Kerber trailed by a break
at 3-1 in the third set before coming back against Pliskova, a 24-year-old Czech
who was seeded 10th and hadnt been past the third round at a major until this
tournament.For sure, Kerber told Pliskova during the trophy ceremony, you have a
great future.The present could not be brighter for the left-handed Kerber, the
first woman from Germany to win the U.S. Open _ and to get to No. 1 _ since her
idol and mentor, Steffi Graf.It was Pliskova who guaranteed Kerbers ascension in
the rankings by beating Williams in the semifinals, ending her record-tying
186-week stay at the top, which began in February 2013.Kerber, who collected
$3.5 million in prize money Saturday, lost to Pliskova the last time they met,
just three weeks ago in the final of a hard-court tournament in Cincinnati.But
at the outset of this final, it was Kerber who was in charge. Her defense is
exemplary, scrambling along the baseline to put her racket on seemingly every
ball, crouching so low that her knees would come close to scraping the ground.As
she does against most opponents, Kerber would make Pliskova swing two, three,
four extra times to try to end a point. And Pliskova was troubled by that in the
early going, making 17 unforced errors in the first set alone, 14 more than
Kerber. By the conclusion of the 2-hour, 7-minute final, Pliskova totaled 47
unforced errors, 30 more than Kerber.I was really trying to (stay) in the
moment, Kerber said, trying to play my game, being aggressive.Kerber won the
toss and elected to receive, perhaps for two reasons: Her serve is the biggest
question mark in her otherwise solid game, and it made sense to force Pliskova
to deal with an early test of nerves. Either way, the decision worked: Pliskova
double-faulted on the matchs first point and got broken right from the
get-go.There were plenty of lengthy exchanges in that first set, and Kerber
tended to get the better of them, winning 9 of 14 points that lasted at least 10
strokes.But Pliskova hung in there. And after frittering away her first four
break points of the match, she converted her fifth with a lob-volley winner that
curled over Kerber and alit right by the baseline. Suddenly up 4-3 in the set,
Pliskova turned to her coach up in the stands and yelled, pumping her fists.Now
it was a match, filled with terrific points, tense moments and plenty of
emotion. Pliskova served out the second set _ the only one dropped by Kerber all
tournament _ and spiked a ball. Kerber got broken early in the third and bounced
her racket off the court. Moments later, she trailed 3-1.But this was Kerbers
turn to show some mettle, breaking back to 3-all and again to end it. She
dropped on her back after the last point, then climbed into the stands to begin
the celebration with her coach and others.She really proved shes the world No.
1, Pliskova told the fans. Then she addressed Kerber directly, saying: It was a
great match, and Im very honored to play with you.
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