Naomi Osaka fought back from a bruising first set loss to overcome Belarusian Victoria Azarenka to win her second US Open Grand Slam title, in three years.
After shaking off a 1-6 thrashing in the first set, the Japanese star rallied to beat her opponent 6-3 6-3 in the last two sets, to win the championship.
The Athlete is the highest paid female tennis player, adds another £2.3million in prize money to her fortune with this US win. She is ranked No. 10 player by the Women’s Tennis Association and is the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles, surpassing Chinese trailblazer Li Na.
She is a three-time Grand Slam singles champion, and is the reigning champion at the US Open. (Photo: LIB)