Kerber beats Pliskova to win US Open title
Newly crowned world number one Germany's Angelique Kerber beat Czech Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to win her maiden US Open title and her second overall Grand Slam title. The 28-year-old, who is the first German to win the US Open since Steffi Graf in 1996, is the oldest player to make her debut atop the women's tennis rankings.