Naomi Osaka beat Jennifer Brady to reach the US Open final

The first set went entirely to serve before Osaka dominated the subsequent tie-break.

New York: 2018 Champion Naomi Osaka booked her place in the final of the US Open with a hard-fought 7-6(1), 3-6, 6-3 win over American Jennifer Brady on Thursday (10th September).

Break opportunities were hard to come by throughout.

Naomi Osaka

The first set went entirely to serve before Osaka dominated the subsequent tie-break.

Naomi Osaka

Brady seized the initiative in the eighth game of the second set to lead 5-3, and duly served it out.

Naomi Osaka

But fourth Osaka dominated from the start of the third set, taking an early break and pushing on to victory from there with a timely ace on match point.

Serena Williams or Victoria Azarenka await in the final.