US Open Tennis 2016: Women’s Final Schedule, Prediction and Prize Money

Serena Williams will not play in the U.S. Open final for the second year in a row. 

She was stopped in the semifinal by Karolina Pliskova, just as she was halted by Roberta Vinci a year ago.

But unlike Vinci, who used touch and placement to force Williams into errors, Pliskova showed off her remarkable power with her groundstrokes and her serve to win her match by a 6-2, 7-6 (5) score.

The women’s final is set:No.10 seed Pliskova vs. new world No.1 Kerber.#USOpen pic.twitter.com/KxUldEECjb

— ESPNTennis (@ESPNTennis) September 9, 2016

The 10th-seeded Pliskova will meet second-seeded Angelique Kerber, who rolled past unseeded Caroline Wozniacki by a 6-4, 6-3 score in the second women’s semifinal.

Pliskova and Kerber will square off Saturday in a 4 p.m. ET match at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The winner of the championship will earn $3.5 million, while the loser of the title match will take home a check for $1.75 million.

Williams did not move at her usual pace during her semifinal, and she appeared to be having problems with her left knee.

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