Did you miss this? Naomi Osaka advances to the US Open final for the second time in 3 years, crediting her run to a carefree attitude post-lockdown. USOpen
Fourth seed Naomi Osaka defeated 28th seed Jennifer Brady in a high quality three-setter to reach the US Open final, crediting her run to a carefree attitude post-lockdown.
"I just felt like I was sticking it out, it felt like we were trading serves," Osaka said of the semifinal tussle. The players traded 6 held service games each before Osaka the world No. 9 took control of the tiebreak.In set 2, the first 7 games were held before Brady broke Osaka's serve to take a 5-3 lead.
The breakthrough in the deciding set came game when Osaka broke Brady's serve in a fourth game that included a lucky net cord point for the Japanese.Brady refused to go quietly though, forcing Osaka to hold twice to ensure the win and a second US Open final in 3 years."Even though sadly there's no people here, I really feel like this court really suits me well," she added.
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