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Serena votes for Kerber for WTA Player of the Year

The German won two majors this year, in Australia and New York.

ByJonathan Scott

Published Oct 17, 2016

The WTA Tour might be staging a fan-vote for Player of the Year among its ranks, but its greatest active icon has had her say. Serena Williams, ever the social-media maven, replied to the WTA's Instagram post on the subject with a succinct answer: "Kerber."

As to whether Serena's take stands to reason, let's consider the cases for these five finalists:

Simona Halep

  • Grabbed the second Premier Mandatory title of her career in Madrid.
  • Failed to take out an injured Serena in their US Open quarterfinals.
  • Delivered precious little else of consequence.

Garbine Muguruza

  • Roland-Garros champion.
  • A lot of lulls and flailing about otherwise.

Angelique Kerber

  • Last woman standing at majors in Melbourne and New York = what matters, basically.
  • Wimbledon finalist.

Serena Williams:

  • Wimbledon winner.
  • Runner-up at Australian and French Opens.
  • Barely played outside the Slams.

Karolina Pliskova

  • US Open final appearance, including a decisive victory over Serena.
  • Cincinnati titlist.
  • Aces galore.

Aye, definitely Kerber. So let's have it out at the WTA's season-ending event in Singapore and turn the page to 2017.

Follow Jon on Twitter @jonscott9.