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.
Kerber now has a good chance of knocking Serena Williams off the No 1 spot in the world rankings. Photo: AP
Williams, bidding for a record seventh US Open title, will now need to reach the final to have a chance of retaining top spot.
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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.
Kvitova failed to muster anything in what was being dubbed as a potential match of the Championship so far. Photo: AP
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To be fair, Kerber and 14th-seeded Kvitova were handed a tough act to follow with the capacity Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd left buzzing about Frenchman Lucas Pouille’s upset win over Rafa Nadal in a five-set thriller that had an hour earlier closed out the day session.
