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The Naomi Osaka comeback tour at the 2025 US Open has ended, as the two-time New York Grand Slam champion and world No. 24<\/a> star ceded her Thursday semifinal to No. 9 Amanda Anisimova, who battled back to claim the 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-3 victory.<\/p>\n

“Naomi is playing amazing tennis,” the 23-year-old said of Osaka’s US Open run<\/a>. “She’s back where she belongs. I told her I’m so proud of her after having a baby and playing at this level \u2014 it’s insane.”<\/p>\n

With her Thursday win, Anisimova is now the only player to ever defeat Osaka in a Grand Slam quarterfinal, semifinal, or final \u2014\u00a0ending the Japanese fan-favorite’s 13-0 run<\/a> in the later rounds of tennis’s major tournaments.<\/p>\n

Anisimova’s US Open success is even more impressive considering the result of her first-ever Grand Slam final \u2014\u00a0a brutal 6-0, 6-0 loss<\/a> at Wimbledon in July. <\/p>\n

In a massive turnaround, Anisimova handed No. 2 Iga \u015awi\u0105tek, the 2025 Wimbledon champion, a redemptive straight-set loss in Wednesday’s US Open quarterfinals en route to reaching this weekend’s championship match.<\/p>\n

Anisimova’s victory means that a US player has now competed in every women’s Grand Slam final<\/a> dating back to the 2024 US Open, extending the country’s championship-match streak to five straight Slams.<\/p>\n

With even more history on the line, the US rising star now has a second shot at joining No. 6 Madison Keys<\/a> and No. 3 Coco Gauff<\/a> in hoisting a 2025 Grand Slam trophy for the US \u2014\u00a0a feat not accomplished by any single country since Serena Williams won the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon in 2015.<\/p>\n

How to watch the 2025 US Open championship match<\/p>\n

Just like Keys and Gauff, Anisimova will have to defeat Aryna Sabalenka to claim her own 2025 Grand Slam trophy \u2014 with the hard-hitting US finalist holding a 6-3 all-time record<\/a> against the world No. 1 player, most recently downing the 2024 US Open champion in this year’s Wimbledon semifinals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Anisimova will battle Sabalenka in for the 2025 US Open crown on Saturday, with live coverage of the championship match beginning at 4 PM ET on ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n