Naomi Osaka fights through to her second US Open final after an exhilarating, high-level contest with Jennifer Brady.
Naomi Osaka has powered into the US Open final after a thrilling battle with Jennifer Brady, recording a 7-6 , 3-6, 6-3 victory.Jennifer Brady was playing in her first grand slam semi-finalOsaka had to be at the very top of her game to withstand a tremendous onslaught from the American 28th seed, who did not look out of place in her first major semi-final.Osaka and Brady hit 35 winners each over the course of the match, with just 43 unforced errors between them.
Osaka won 21 of 22 points on her first serve, with Brady not far behind off the back of serves that exceeded 190kph.After such an intense start, Brady appeared drained in the tie break, collapsing 7-1 as Osaka took control when it mattered most. A picture of calm, Brady continued to unleash forehand bombs from the baseline to earn the first break of serve in the second set's eighth game.
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