Anglique Kerber confirmed as top women's tennis player .

Angelique Kerber is the new No.1 in the women's professional tennis ranking. The US Open winner is the first German woman to top the list since Steffi Graf's last reign ended in 1997.

The new rankings published by the Women's Tennis Association on Monday confirmed what everybody had known since Serena Williams was beaten in last Thursday's US Open semifinal: Angelique Kerber is now the top women's player.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC WIN THIRD GRAND SLAM TITLE AT U.S. OPEN .

Stan Wawrinka has won his third career Grand Slam singles title by defeating world No. 1 Novak Djokovic at the U.S. Open, 6-7 (1), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3.