NEW YORK — Serena Williams left the US Open without her No. 1 world ranking, and without her 23rd Grand Slam championship, too.
While Serena will remain in in New York for Fashion Week and her “Front Row Event,” Angelique Kerber is now the US Open champion and the No. 1 player in the world.
“Definitely I would say now that she deserves to be No. 1 because she did so well,” said Karolina Pliskova, who upset Serena in the semifinals before falling to Kerber in three sets in Saturday’s women’s final. “She has two Grand Slam titles, one final. She’s been just playing great this year. She deserve to be No. 1.
“And after years [where] Serena was there, I think it’s a nice change.”
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