2016 live Australian Open women's singles final: Serena Williams loses first set 4-6 against Angelique Kerber

Australian Open women’s singles final live: Serena Williams takes on Angelique Kerber. (Source: AP and Reuters)

Serena Williams is on course to match Steffi Graf’s major haul in the Australian Open on Saturday, but German seventh seed Angelique Kerber will be hoping she can prevent the American from emulating her idol while carving her own piece of history. Catch live updates and live scores from Aus Open 2016 women’s singles final here

Live Updates

The build up

1500 hrs IST: Second set locked at 1-1 so far. Both Kerber and Serena have managed to hold their serves so far

1457 hrs IST: Serena didn’t drop a set in the tournament until today

1451 hrs IST: Kerber with a clinical hold, and she seals the opening set 6-4. The German has dominated Serena in the women’s singles final so far

First set stats –

Unforced errors:
Serena: 23
Kerber: 3#ausopenpic.twitter.com/c46oYyJhRQ

— Australian Open (@AustralianOpen)January 30, 2016

1448 hrs IST: Williams stays alive with the hold. Kerber now has a golden opportunity to seal the opening set with a hold of serve

1440 hrs IST: Hold follows the break. Serena will now serve to stay alive in the opening set. Trails 3-5

1437 hrs IST: Kerber with another break. Pressure on Serena now. The top seed trails the German 3-4 in the opening set

1429 hrs IST: If it goes the distance in similar fashion, it promises to be a cracker of a women’s singles final

1424 hrs IST: Kerber with a top serving game after the break. Holds her serve with a powerful smash. Extends lead over Serena to 3-1

1420 hrs IST: After hold of serves in the first two games, Kerber breaks Serena in the third. Takes early lead in the opening set

1414 hrs IST: Here’s what they are playing for. The women’s singles trophy

What #Serena and #Kerber are playing for tonight.
Who will be taking Daphne home?#ausopen pic.twitter.com/xfDW8BViuy

— Australian Open (@AustralianOpen)January 30, 2016

1410 hrs IST: A win here would move Serena to 22 grand slam titles, same as Steffi Graf and a record for the Open era

1408 hrs IST: Kerber is yet to beat Serena since her win over the top seed in 2012, in Cincinnati

1407 hrs IST: Serena has been dominating in the tournament so far – yet to drop a set. In the big final, however, they say, all starts at zero

The Women’s Singles Final is here! Williams and Kerber are out on court#AusOpen Watch morehttp://t.co/Ek545Zh2D9http://t.co/5kpz2NmW0m

— Australian Open (@AustralianOpen)January 30, 2016

1400 hrs IST: The women’s singles finalists Serena and Kerber make their way to the court. We are moments away from the first serve