Angelika Kerber won the Australian Open final to Seren Williams

The German tennis player Angelik Kerber became the winner of the Australian Open Tennis Championship, which ends in Melbourne.

In the final match, Angelik in three sets broke the resistance of the first racket of the competition and the world ranking of American Serena Williams - 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 4. The duel lasted 2 hours 8 minutes.

“I have worked hard for this moment all my life. My dream came true. I became a big helmet tournament champion. It sounds incredible,” said Kerber at the award ceremony. “Many thanks to my family, team, friends for support. I know that it’s not always easy with me, but you are tolerate, for which I am very grateful. Thank you very much, you are the best in the world.”

It should be noted that Kerber for the first time in 514 of her matches in professional tennis in a solitary discharge defeated the first racket of the world. In addition, she became the first German tennis player to win the Grand Slam tournament, after the victory of Steffi Graf at the French open championship in 1999.

For the first time in her career, Kerber won the large helmet tournament. Now the assets of the 28-year-old tennis player are eight wins at WTA tournaments in a single category.