2016 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati Aug 15-21,2016 - Germany's Angelique Kerber beats Romania's Simona Halep 6-3,6-4 and enter the final Saturday Aug 20,2016

Germany's Angelique Kerber cooled off red-hot Simona Halep in straight sets on Saturday Aug 20,2016 to reach the final of the Southern & Western Open in Cincinnati and move one win away from taking over as world number one.

Second seed Kerber beat the third-seeded Romanian, winner of 13 successive matches, 6-3 6-4 to set up a Sunday Aug 21,2016 final against Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova.

The German needs to beat Pliskova to end Serena Williams' 183 successive weeks as world number one.

Defending Champions
Roger Federer(Swiss)and Serena Williams(USA)were the defending champions, but neither of them defended their titles. They withdrew due to a knee injury and shoulder inflammation, respectively.