ANGELIQUE Kerber of Deutschland caused the finals' upset of defending champion Serena Williams in the Women's Finals, 6/4; 3/6; 6/4 to lift the Daphne Memorial Cup after a battle that lasted two hours and eight minutes. It was a victory that evoked recollections of the past. Kerber became the second seventh-seeded player to win the title, as did Serena in 2005.
Kerber won the toss and opted to receive. It seemed at first to be a wrong decision as Serena won the opening game without dropping a point. She fell behind 0-30 in the second game but recovered to hold. Then she broke Williams in the third game with three angled double-fisted backhands and held to lead 3-1.
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