Angelique Kerber puts Ger into Fed Cup final

Angelique Kerber put Germany into their first Fed Cup final in 22 years with a fighting victory over Australia’s Samantha Stosur in the semifinal in Brisbane on Sunday. World number seven Kerber fought back from dropping the opening set to beat former US Open champion Stosur 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 in two hours 14 minutes to give Germany an unassailable 3-0 lead over Australia.

 

Germany will play either the Czech Republic or Italy in the final. Left-hander Kerber showed great resilience to bounce back and win seven games straight after the opening set to turn around the momentum, fighting off the 19th-ranked Stosur to take victory and put Germany into this year’s final. 

Germany last won the competition in 1992 when Steffi Graf and Anke Huber starred in the team which defeated Spain. Sunday’s victory was Kerber’s first win in three encounters against Stosur. ‘It was tough and I knew I had to play my best tennis to beat Sam because she is a Grand Slam champion,’ Kerber said.