Australian Open: first Slam final Angelique Kerber – Onet.pl

 
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  Angelique Kerber
 
 
 

Kerber made a surprise, eliminating the quarter-finals seeded “14″ Victoria Azarenka. Belarusian, in addition to defending the title younger of the Williams sisters, was considered the top favorite of the tournament in Melbourne.

The presence of 47 . in world rankings Konty in the semifinals of the Australian Open can in turn be called a sensation. 24-year-old athlete debuted the start of the event in Melbourne. The best result coming from Australia, and was born in the Hungarian family Konty in the Grand Szlemie was previously 1/8 finals of last year’s US Open. It is the first Briton for 33 years, which reached a Grand Slam semifinal. In 1983, it succeeded in Jo Durie at the US Open.

Kerber is the only left-handed tennis player among this year’s półfinalistek . 28-year-old athlete had never even reached

the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. So far, her best result in the Grand Szlemie was the semi-final, in which she starred in Wimbledon in 2012 and the US Open five years ago.

Saturday will face the defending champions Williams, who in the semifinals defeated fourth seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 6: 0, 6: 4.

The previous German woman in a Grand Slam final was Sabine Lisicki, who also has Polish roots. This athlete played in a decisive encounter at Wimbledon in 2013, where she had to acknowledge the superiority of … Serena Williams.