NEW YORK -- Admittedly, this was not the womens final most of tennis was hoping for.No. 2 seed Angelique Kerber held up her part of the bargain, blowing into the championship match without the loss of a set. But No. 1 Serena Williams was upset Thursday night by Karolina Pliskova, the rising Czech Republic player with a scintillating serve.There wont be quite the buzz at Arthur Ashe Stadium without Serena, but consider this reading of the final: These could be the players, along with Garbine Muguruza, who pose the greatest threat to Serenas ability to win Grand Slams over the next several years.How to watch all the action SaturdayAt noon ET, the mens doubles final between No. 4 Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares and Pablo Carreno Busta/Guillermo Garcia-Lopez will begin on ESPN3. Click to watchAt 4 p.m. ET, the womens final between No. 1 Angelique Kerber and No. 10 Karolina Pliskova begins on ESPN2 & WatchESPN. Click to watchOur real-time scoreboard, updated stats and social handles can be found in one spot: US Open CourtCast.Saturdays womens final breakdownNo. 2 Angelique Kerber vs. No. 10 Karolina Pliskova, 4 p.m. ET on ESPN and WatchESPNCase for Kerber: The 28-year-old German, playing the best tennis of her career, can finish the season as the only woman with two 2016 Grand Slam singles titles -- and she played for a third, losing the Wimbledon final to Williams. Thats essentially how she swiped Serenas No. 1 ranking. Kerber holds a 4-3 head-to-head edge over Pliskova, but theyve never met in a major. Dont underestimate the fact that Pliskova, until this fortnight, had never been past the third round of a Grand Slam. Pliskova was able to exploit Williams nerves and her lack of mobility caused by a knee injury. She shouldnt be able to do that to Kerber, who is one of the games best defenders. Kerber is seasoned, and, with that life-changing No. 1 ranking, she has to believe this is her title to win or lose.Case for Pliskova: The Czech Republic player has three things that can trump experience: some serious momentum, a huge serve and unswerving nerve. Hows that for a trifecta? Shes won 11 straight matches, including a straight-sets victory over Kerber in the Cincinnati final. The serve? She out-aced Serena in that surprising semifinal. Pliskova, 24, is already projected to be ranked No. 6 among WTA players, and that would rise to No. 5 with a win in the final. Shes shown a blatant disregard for the hierarchical order this year, beating six top-10 players already this year: Kerber, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Simona Halep, Garbine Muguruza and Serena and?Venus Williams. And there is also the Rio effect: Kerber is the only one of four players who advanced to a gold-medal match to still be alive. Andy Murray, Juan Martin del Potro and Monica Puig all exited looking fatigued.Prediction: The oddsmakers, perhaps thinking of that 6-3, 6-1 Cincinnati result three weeks ago, have installed Pliskova as a slight favorite in this one. Yes, shes four rounds further than shes ever been at a Slam, but, if she suddenly was going to feel the pressure, it would have happened against Williams. It didnt. Pliskova in three. Allen Iverson Jersey . Halifax beat the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-5 on the strength of two goals apiece from Nikolaj Ehlers, Matt Murphy and Brent Andrews. Jonathan Drouin also scored and had three assists while Zachary Fucale made 17 saves for the Mooseheads (16-8-0), who led 6-1 after two periods. Paul Millsap Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. http://www.nuggetsprostore.com/kids-jamal-murray-nuggets-jersey/ . 9. 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It is not good for a big club to go there and win it.On Wednesday and now in charge of Manchester United, Mourinho was embracing it.We want to win the competition, Mourinho said, a day before United begins its group-stage campaign with a match at Dutch side Feyenoord. Its difficult to do it, its simple to feel it and to say. This is the way we want to approach the competition.Of course, Mourinho is not the reason why United is in the Europa League this season. The team missed out on the Champions League by finishing in fifth place in the Premier League under predecessor Louis van Gaal, and United now must enduree the Thursday-Sunday fixture schedule that many English teams have found so tough in recent years.ddddddddddddMourinho believes it makes winning the Premier League this season even harder for United.Its more difficult, yes, he said.United has taken a strong squad to the Netherlands, although it is missing first-team regulars Wayne Rooney, Luke Shaw and Antonio Valencia as Mourinho looks ahead to Sundays Premier League game at Watford.On the absence of captain Rooney, Mourinho said: He plays every game since the beginning of the season. He plays for the England team, 90 minutes the last weekend. I want him to be fresh for the next Premier League match.United is coming off a 2-1 loss to Manchester City in the derby on Saturday, the teams first defeat under Mourinho. Feyenoord has won all five of its games in the Dutch league. 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