A year ago oddsmakers had set the unseeded Vinci as a 300-1 longshot to win the season's final grand slam and the tale of the tape offered no hints of possible upset. Williams, a 21-times major winner with a calendar grand slam within her grasp, entered the match having lost just twice all season and was riding a 33-match grand slam unbeaten streak. "They expect me semifinal, quarterfinal, step by step and match by match. "I will go out there to win every match going step by step. Next up for Kerber will be Mirjana Lucic-Baroni of Croatia, who beat France's Alize Cornet 6-4 6-1 in her opening match at the US National Tennis Centre.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 29, 2016 20:15 UTC