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New world tennis champion Angelique Kerber to meet Pliskova in final as Serena William looses

Former tennis champion Serena Williams suffered more semi-final heartbreak as Karolina Pliskova set up a final date with new world No.1 Angelique Kerber.

World tennis champion Angelique Kerber [PHOTO: COURTESY]

Serena Williams was again upset in the US Open semi-finals, this time courtesy a dispiriting 6-2 7-6 (7-5) loss to Czech 10th seed Karolina Pliskova. A year ago Williams arrived in the final four of the Grand Slam when unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci, a 300-to-1 longshot, recorded one of the biggest upsets in major tennis.

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