Light-hearted, level-headed, Kerber now a predictable winner

Angelique Kerber didn't quite know what to say. "I don't know what you want to hear," Kerber said with a smile, graciously deflecting the question with the same ease she shows in blasting a forehand back at an opponent. It's a skill she's honed over the course of a stellar 2016 campaign that saw her knock off Serena Williams in the Australian Open final in January, reach the Wimbledon final in July and win Olympic silver in August.