Angelique Kerber to miss US Open after announcing pregnancy

PREGNANT: Angelique Kerber has announced she is pregnant. Pic: John Walton/PA

Former Wimbledon and US Open champion Angelique Kerber has announced she is pregnant and will take a break from tennis for the next few months.

The 34-year-old German, who won at SW19 in 2018, revealed the news on the eve of this year’s US Open – a tournament she won in 2016.