No. 8 seed Amanda Anisimova defeats No. 23 seed Naomi Osaka in grueling three-setter to reach US Open final

Upon entering this summer, Amanda Anisimoa had never gone to a slam final. Now she heads for her second in three months. The 24-year-old American is in the American final of women in single with a 6-7 victory (4), 7-6 (3), 6-3 against Naomi Osaka.

Anisimova will face the seeded n ° 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday’s final.

“It was one of my dreams, as forever, it is to be in the United States final,” Anisimova told ESPN on his interview on the field. “Obviously, hope is to be the champion, but I’m in the final now, and I’m going to try to prepare myself, but I’m just excited. It’s really special.”

Osaka shattered Anisimova in the first game of the match. After Anisimova took an advance of 30-0, she made four consecutive non-forced errors, including a double fault.

Decreasing 0-40 on her second service game and in danger of letting things become uncontrollable early, Anisimova pushed three breaks to stay a single breakdown, and she quickly broke Osaka to use herself. Osaka would fall right away because the two players had problems with their service.

Serving for the 5-4 configuration, Osaka fell 0-40 and Anisimova converted its second opportunity to break out of the match, jumping everywhere in a second service in Osaka.

The momentum quickly changed in the other direction in the equality break, however: down 2-1, anisimova double defect, then put a relatively simple forehand in the net. It was more than sitting for space so that Osaka comfortably won the equality break, 7-4.

The second set started with a pair of breaks, then a pair of deductions before Anisimova took a break when Osaka sent a long shot. The seeded n ° 23 criticized a tennis ball on the frustration ground.

Osaka’s frustration continued to simmer – she slammed her racket in the ground a few times – in the next match, but she ended up breaking anyway. Again, it was not the most beautiful tennis that Arthur Ashe Stadium has ever seen.

The Seesaw match tilted in favor of Anisimova in the ninth game of the second set. Lower 40-0, she snatched six consecutive points, the last with a wonderful defense, to increase a break, 5-4.

This time, however, it was Anisimova’s turn not to serve the whole, another double fault allowing Osaka to get back into service.

In the equality break of the second set, Anisimova was the one that took control with a quick advance of 4-0. She closed the whole on an uncompvious error from Osaka.

Osaka returned to the locker room between the second and the third set and seemed to face a foot problem – a trainer was released early in the third set – while Anisimova took an early break.

This time, Anisimova would not make him the breakdown hard won. Serving for the match, Anisimova launched great services and powerful and powerful soil lines that fueled its ascent. After failing to convert two match points – and even in front of two break points itself – Anisimova sparked a pair of law cut -off winners to close things.

Anisimova will seek to improve its first performance in a slam final; During the Wimbledon final in July, she lost 6-0, 6-0 against Iga Swiatek. Anisimova, who beat Swiatek in American open districts on Wednesday, is the first woman to reach a slam final after losing the last Slam 6-0, 6-0.

She needed all this resilience, then some, against Osaka, who was a lot of resilient throughout this tournament, her deeper slam race since her victory for the Australian Open 2021.

“Naomi is playing incredible tennis,” said Anisimova. “She’s back where she belongs. I just told her that I am so proud of her after having a baby and played at this level.” It’s crazy. “

Anisimova has a 6-3 sheet against Sabalenka, including a three sets over her at Wimbledon.