US Open: Osaka reaches semis

New York: Fourth seed Naomi Osaka overcame unseeded Shelby Rogers in straight sets to reach the US Open semi-finals on Tuesday and declared it “revenge” for earlier defeats.

The Japanese 2018 US Open champion brushed aside the 27-year-old American 6-3, 6-4, in 1hr 20min inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. 

Osaka, 22, will play 28th-seeded American Jennifer Brady on Thursday for a place in the final.

This post was published on September 9, 2020 5:01 pm