Naomi Osaka of Japan beat Victoria Azarenka in the US Open Women's singles final. She came from a set down to beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to win the US Open on Saturday and clinch her third Grand Slam title. Osaka, the fourth seed, overcame her unseeded opponent 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 in 1hr 53min inside a near-empty Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows.It brought 22-year-old Osaka's haul of tennis major trophies to three after her victories at 2018 US Open and 2019 Australian Open.
Azarenka, 31, sprinted to the first set in just 26 minutes, dominating Osaka with an 88 percent success rate on her first serve.The Japanese was uncharacteristically sloppy, hitting a whopping 13 unforced errors. The momentum had quickly swung in Osaka's favor and she broke a third time to take the match to a deciding set. Osaka enjoyed the first breakthrough of set three in game four when she broke Azarenka's serve to take a 3-1 lead.
Osaka kept missing shots and digging herself a deficit. Until, suddenly, she lifted her game, and Azarenka couldn’t sustain her start. By the end, Osaka pulled away to a 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 comeback victory for her second U.S. Open championship and third Grand Slam title overall.Osaka, a 22-year-old born in Japan and now based in the United States,
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