Stosur reaches second Grand Slam final with win over Kerber

Sep 11, 2011, 0:42 GMT

New York - Australian Samantha Stosur ignored a scheduling snub from US Open organisers, concentrating on her tennis to post a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 defeat of German Angelique Kerber on Saturday.

Stosur, who played the 2010 French Open final against Francesca Schiavone, will face off Sunday against the winner between top seed Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams.

Williams is coming back well form a year of injury and illness while Wozniacki desperately needs a major title to confirm her top-ranked status on the WTA.

Due to shambolic scheduling all week at the event without a covered showcourt that was punished by two days of rain-outs, Stosur and the number 92 Kerber were exiled from the Ashe central court to make room for two men's semis and the other women's semi-final.

The Open is the only Grand Slam which does not programme a rest day for both events prior to the finals.

Men will have a rest before their delayed Monday title contest, but the women will play back-to-back.

Stosur moved through the final on her second match point, a crisp volley putaway at the net against her inexperienced German opponent.

The winner couldn't find an ace and had 27 unforced errors, but Stosur managed the victory in less than two hours with 30 winners and conversions on all four of her break point chances.

Kerber, playing her first career match at this elite Grand Slam level, produced 18 unforced errors and 16 winners in a respectable showing. The German has yet to win a singles title on the WTA, with a runner-up position in Bogata her best so far.

She is predicted to make a huge jump to 34th in the rankings, joining a group of Top 20 compatriots led by number 11 Andrea Petkovic.

Stosur won as she played her first New York semi and become the first Aussie to get that far at the event since Wendy Turnbull in 1984.