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Angelique Kerber Beats Karolina Pliskova For 1st US Open Title
Angelique Kerber, the second seed, is the women's U.S. Open champion. She closed out tenth seed Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in the championship match. The victory is her second in a major this year as she also won the Australian Open earlier this year.