NEW YORK (AP) Sam Stosur reached her second Grand Slam final, her experience showing in a three-set victory over 92nd-ranked Angelique Kerber at the U.S. Open on Saturday night
The ninth-seeded Australian won 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 in a semifinal that would have seemed overshadowed by the upcoming Serena Williams-Caroline Wozniacki tilt even if it weren't relegated to the Grandstand.
The 2010 French Open runner-up, Stosur had two record-setting three-set wins earlier in the tournament, so this 1-hour, 46-minute match seemed like a breeze in comparison. She went up 5-0 in the final set.
Kerber had never been past the third round of a Grand Slam before this tournament. The German still hasn't beaten a top-10 opponent - she hadn't faced any player ranked better than No. 13 in her run at the Open.