Naomi Osaka vs Victoria Azarenka: US Open Women’s Final – Live! | Sports

Third set: Osaka 1-6, 6-3, 2-1 Azarenka *

Osaka easily catches up with Love-15, closing the game with his sixth ace. He won 80% of his first-serve points in the third set, 65% in the second and 44% in the first.

Third set: * Osaka 1-6, 6-3, 1-1 Azarenka

Azarenka responds with her business-like grip, pairing herself with a couple and saying “Let’s go!” Promotion after winners.

Third set: Osaka 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 Azarenka *

Osaka held comfortably to open the third set, ending the game with its 23rd and 24th winners (against 18 unforced errors). She has won seven of the last eight games. Full 180.

Osaka broke in the ninth game of the second set!

Second set: Osaka 1-6, 6-3 Azarenka

Osaka pushes Azarenka to the deuce from 40-15, then overcooks the backhand from the baseline to break and point down. She saved it with the help of another Osaka Unforced Mistake, just to get a second break chance after a few more deuce points for Osaka. This time Osaka is transformed from a two minute line with a clever backhand winner, breaking a 16-point game over nine minutes into a marathon game, and we are heading towards a decisive one.

Second set: Osaka 1-6, 5-3 Azarenka *

Osaka has got its service. She’s pushed to 30-all, but then there’s an 112mph ace at the bottom of the pipe followed by the backhand winner at the start of the point. Now Azarenka will serve to stay in the second set.

Osaka broke in the seventh game of the second set!

Second set: * Osaka 1-6, 4-3 Azarenka

Azarenka service is the momentary lullaby of the game and she is quickly below love-40. She saved from the first forehand Osaka can’t come back, but then overcocks the backhand on the approach and now Osaka breaks up.

Second set: Osaka 1-6, 3-3 Azarenka *

Love Hold, Going Service Winner, Service Winner, Fore Fore Winner, 107 MPF Exide by Osaka Wind Bar

Second set: * Osaka 1-6, 2-3 Azarenka

Azarenka delivered her yet-to-be-held hold, breaking a pair of aces and another 82MF service winner.

Second set: Osaka 1-6, 2-2 Azarenka *

Osaka holds the Love-15, pushing a pair of 109 MPF aces in a way to unify the break for 2-All. During the day Osaka is serving at an average speed of 12 MPF faster than Azarenka, but she has served 70 percent before her (compared to 90 percent for Wicca).

Osaka broke in the third game of the second set!

Second set: * Osaka 1-6, 1-2 Azarenka

Osaka pushes 40-30 on the service of Azarenka, who has already hit three winners in the game. But Osaka beat him with a forehand winner, and then ripped the forehand that Azarenka would not be able to handle the match for his first break point. And he converted it with the help of Azarenka’s fourth unforced error of this set – after making just three in the full opener.

Azarenka broke in the second game of the second set!

Second set: Osaka 1-6, 0-2 Azarenka *

Osaka’s bad day at Os Fis takes a turn for the worse as she falls behind on love -15 then 15-40 on her service, giving Azarenka two points for a break for 2-love. Osaka saves the first with its first ace in the afternoon, 93 mph below the middle. But Azarenka converts with a backhand winner on the following issue and is out in the second set.

Azarenka broke in the seventh game of the first set!

First set: Osaka 1-6 Azarenka

Unusual error No. 13 on his service has three points from Osaka chips and a sudden Azarenka set. Osaka responds to the backhand winner and the 93 MPF service winner, only Azarenka forces him to deuce. From there Azarenka closed the set by beating Osaka for the third time in 26 minutes with a backhand winner.

First set: * Osaka 1-5 Azarenka

Osaka continues to provoke the opener away with a mix of his 10th and 11th unbelievable errors, as Azarenka leads 40-15. Osaka pushes him through a forehand volley winner with an Azarenka error to settle a 10-shot rally. But Azarenka easily catches up to integrate the break from there and Osaka will serve to stay in the first set.

Azarenka broke in the fifth game of the first set!

First set: Osaka 1-4 Azarenka *

Azarenka pushes Osaka to 30-all after Osaka’s eighth unlimited error (against two winners). Osaka then merges into the second double fault of his second day for a break point … and Azarenka turns it around when Osaka pushes the forehand as early as possible in a baseline rally. Vika goes on a double break after just 17 minutes. In this tournament (or any of her previous two Grand Slam finals) we serve below the Osaka standard.

First set: * Osaka 1-3-. Azarenka

Azarenka stays out of the front after advancing to another easy grip. She has won eight out of nine points on her serve.

First set: Osaka 1-2 Azarenka *

Osaka makes his sixth Ashwin error in the afternoon for a 15-all on the baseline forehand, but considering his next three points he closes the straight grip and comes on board.

First set: * Osaka 0-2 Azarenka

Azarenka breaks up comfortably from Love Hold. A promising start to his first major final in seven years.

Azarenka broke in the first game of the first set!

First set: Osaka 0-1 Azarenka *

A scratchy service game to start for Osaka, which accidentally opens at the end of a 12-stroke baseline rally with no unfed russed from its front. He hits the baseline winner at the next point just goes down quickly 15-40, giving Azarenka a pair of early break-point chances. She saves the first of them, but gives Azarenka a break with a forehand misfire on the second.

The players are finishing their motivation and we should move on in a moment. Osaka came to court in 2014 wearing a face mask with the name of 12-year-old black boy Tamir Rice, who was shot by Cleveland police, as part of his fortnightly tribute.

Greetings and welcome to Arthur Ashe Stadium for the US Open women’s singles final between Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka. The game resumed after a five-month hiatus from the two most popular players on the WTA Tour – both former World No. 1, two-time Grand Slam champions – minutes away from taking the court with everyone in search of a third career major title. .

Here’s a look at how today’s finalists compare. Osaka took a 2-1 lead in the all-time head-to-head, winning their most recent seat at the French Open last year. They were scheduled to meet for the fourth time in last week’s Western and Southern Open finals, but Osaka withdrew due to a left hamstring injury.