Angelique Kerber won a battle of Grand Slam champions when the second seed powered her way into the quarter-finals of the US Open on Sunday with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Petra Kvitova. By reaching the last eight, Kerber has put herself in position to end Serena Williams’ long reign as world number one. The fourth-round match had a definite Grand Slam pedigree to it with Kerber, the Australian Open champion, going against twice Wimbledon champion Kvitova, but failed to deliver any major excitement. Kerber was in command from the start, winning all the big points on way to taking the opening set. Kerber’s victory set up an intriguing last eight clash with Italy’s Roberta Vinci, last year’s surprise runner-up advancing with a 7-6 (5), 6-2 win over Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko.

Source: Hindustan Times September 05, 2016 03:00 UTC