US Open Tennis 2016 Results: Final Look at Women’s Bracket and Prize Money

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Published: September 11, 2016

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Angelique Kerber emerged from the 2016 U.S. Open as the new world No. 1 and established herself as Serena Williams' first genuine rival in years.

The 28-year-old German beat an impressive Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in Saturday's final at Flushing Meadows to claim her second Grand Slam title of 2016, as she won the Australian Open back in January.

She picked up the winning cheque of $3.5 million, while Pliskova pocketed $1.75 million after reaching her first-ever major final—the Czech had never previously made it past the third round at a Grand Slam—per the U.S. Open.



The full women's bracket for 2016's tournament can be found here.

For Williams, who will lose her No. 1 ranking to Kerber on Monday having sat atop the pile for 186 weeks, there was not to be a fourth major final of 2016 or a 23rd Grand Slam title.

After her Wimbledon defeat of Kerber followed defeats in the finals of the Australian Open and French Open, Williams' tournament was stopped at the last-four stage in New York by Pliskova.

Kerber's achievements this year put her firmly alongside Williams, 34, in the women's game, and it will be tough for the American to wrestle her No. 1 spot back, per the Press Association's Tom Allnutt:



Elsewhere in the women's bracket, former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki enjoyed a resurgent tournament as she made the semi-finals—before losing to Kerber—to claim her best Grand Slam result since 2014's U.S. Open final defeat.

Fifth seed Simona Halep made the last eight before she fell in three sets to Williams, while 18-year-old Croatian Ana Konjuh announced herself as a potential future Grand Slam winner.

Per tennis commentator David Law, her fourth-round defeat of No. 4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska was mighty impressive:



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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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