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BERKELEY, Calif. -- After the celebration quieted and the meeting room emptied, California center Chen Yue popped her head around the corner to offer congratulations to her coach.Chen, youre going to be a big sister, the coach, Lindsay Gottlieb, told the grinning, 6-foot-7 sophomore -- an only child from Beijing.Gottlieb pulled a big surprise on her players after practice Saturday: She told them she is pregnant.Oh baby, what a moment for these women.Im going to be a big sister! Chen responded, noting she and the baby might even share a May birthday. Im so excited!Gottlieb has been holding periodic big-picture sessions with players, calling them Lessons with Geezy. The theme for Saturdays post-practice meeting was, fittingly, family.After the players iced down and grabbed a snack, they were greeted on a big screen by the message FAMILY ... LESSONS WITH GEEZY -- NOVEMBER 5, 2016.Gottlieb scrolled through baby photos of each player, coach and staff member, and the group guessed who was who. At the end, Gottlieb began describing the youngest sibling in the family and showed an ultrasound photo of her own baby on the screen.The image was met with confusion -- until Gottlieb tapped her tummy and got emotional.And the next one is the youngest sibling. Can anyone guess the next picture? It is so young. ... Its all your sibling, coming in May! Gottlieb said, bringing her players out of their seats in celebration.Gottlieb is 13-plus weeks along, due May 9, and she will welcome the baby with longtime partner Patrick Martin. Her Golden Bears will open the season Friday at Saint Marys.After the sly reveal, Gottlieb got hugs and cheers from players -- some stunned, some already suspicious given that Gottlieb, 39, was often sick during the first trimester. She held a bouquet of flowers in her right hand from director of operations Jill Culbertson and held her left hand over her belly.Stop! Thats not funny! Is this a joke? senior KC Waters hollered from the back row.I called it! I called it! MiCole Cayton yelled, the freshman guard repeatedly pointing at her chest.Someone else offered an extra-loud Congratulations! as they surrounded their coach.Gottlieb is in her sixth year guiding the Golden Bears and finalized a contract extension last month that takes her through the 2020-21 season by adding three years to her previous deal. Shes also gone out of her way to share her big news with Virginia coach, former boss and friend Joanne Boyle; former players Brittany Boyd and Reshanda Gray; athletic director Mike Williams and mens coach Cuonzo Martin.The news was fully out by the next day, and before an exhibition game Sunday with Westmont, forward Courtney Range stopped Gottlieb as she was talking and grinned.Sorry, the senior said. 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Garnett was dealt -- along with Paul Pierce -- to Brooklyn during the off-season. NEW YORK -- The last time the two womens finalists at this U.S. Open, Angelique Kerber of Germany and Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, played each other, it really was no contest.Pliskova dominated the higher-ranked and more-experienced Kerber, not merely winning in straight sets, but dropping only four games along the way.Like Saturdays matchup, the one three weeks ago was played on a hard court.Like Saturday, there was a title at stake.There are, however, some key differences, including that the earlier one was at a run-of-the-mill event and the upcoming one is at a Grand Slam tournament. And, perhaps most significantly of all when it comes to the outcome this time, when Kerber lost at Cincinnati in August, she knew she had to win to make her debut at No. 1 in the WTA rankings -- whereas now, shes guaranteed of wresting the top spot from Serena Williams on Monday, regardless of what happens in Arthur Ashe Stadium.So while there is still a lot on the line, of course -- millions of dollars, a major trophy -- Kerber does not have to deal with the pressure of trying to ascend to No. 1. Shes already assured of that.That was always a dream for me, the No. 2-seeded Kerber said after beating Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinals Thursday night, when 10th-seeded Pliskova upset Williams 6-2, 7-6 (5). I was trying to not think too much the whole last few weeks about this, and now I reach it. So its something really special for me.All in all, its been quite a special 2016 for Kerber.This will be her third appearance in a Grand Slam title match: She beat Williams in the Australian Open final in January, then lost to the American in the Wimbledon final in July.Kerber has a tour-leading 53 match wins, two titles and now three runs to major finals this season, which accounts for her move up.She gets a lot of balls back. She also knows how to change the pace. She gets good angles. And, yeah, shes playing really well, said Wozniacki, who spent 67 weeks atop the WTA, finishing 2010 and 2011 at No.dddddddddddd. 1.You know, its not a lot of people who have been No. 1. Its a huge thing. She definitely has a target on her back now. Everyone wants to beat the No. 1 player in the world. Shes going to enjoy it. First, she has a match here that shes focused on.That comes against Pliskova, who never had been past the third round in 17 previous major appearances but became only the fourth woman to beat both Williams sisters during one Grand Slam tournament.I hope I didnt stop yet, that there is still one more step to go. Ill do anything for getting the title, Pliskova said. Even if I dont get it, its a big result. Im really happy to be there and even have the chance to play in the final here.The match offers an intriguing contrast in styles. As Venus and Serena Williams saw first-hand, the 6-foot-1 Pliskova goes right at opponents with big, flat groundstrokes and tough-to-handle serves. She averaged 109 mph on her first serves Thursday -- faster than the younger Williams, known for the best serve in the womens game -- and leads the tour in aces this year.The 5-foot-8 Kerber, meanwhile, is terrific at retrieving and counter-punching, dropping down to a knee at times along the baseline to get balls back.Her serve is a weakness: She was broken while serving for the match against Wozniacki, for example, and lost three service games in the first set alone of her quarterfinal against 2015 runner-up Roberta Vinci. Kerber acknowledged that aspect of her game will be key on Saturday.She also said she wants to try to control points more than she did the last time she faced Pliskova.I was just pushing too much the balls there, Kerber said, so I think I will change this a little bit. Go for it, being aggressive.---Follow Howard Fendrich on Twitter at http://twitter.com/HowardFendrich ' ' '