NEW YORK (Reuters) - Reaching top of the world seems to agree with Angelique Kerber, who celebrated her ascension to the number one ranking with a 6-4 6-3 win over Caroline Wozniacki on Thursday to advance to Saturday's U.S. Open final.

NEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) - No one can accuse Karolina Pliskova of taking the easy route to her first grand slam final, the lanky Czech pulling off the rare Williams family double beating both Serena and Venus to reach the U.S. Open title clash.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the second straight year Serena Williams saw her bid for a seventh U.S. Open title halted in the semi-finals with a 6-2 7-6(5) loss to Karolina Pliskova on Thursday that also ended her long reign as world number one.

Sept 9 (Gracenote) - Results from the U.S. Open Women's Singles Semifinal matches on Thursday

NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic, the only member of the so-called "Big Four" to reach Friday's semi-finals of the U.S. Open, also has the distinction of being the least tested of the last four at Flushing Meadows.

Sept 8 (Gracenote) - Results from the U.S. Open Men's Doubles Semifinal matches on Thursday

(Reuters) - Former world number one players Kim Clijsters and Andy Roddick headlined the list of nominees up for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Sept 8 (Reuters) - Latest news from the 11th day of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Thursday (all times GMT):

NEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Order of men's semi-finals play at the U.S. Open tennis championships on Friday (prefix numbers denote seeding):