WASHINGTON – Ginapi ni fourth seed Naomi Osaka ng Japan si Victoria Azarenka ng Belarus, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3, sa finals upang kunin ang women’s singles title ng US Open noong Sabado.
Ito ang ikalawang US Open title ni Osaka at ikatlong Grand Slam title matapos ang kanyang mga panalo sa 2018 US Open at 2019 Australian Open.
“In the end all I focus on is what I can control on the tennis court. That’s what I did in 2018 final. I feel like that’s what I did this time,” wika ng 22-year-old na si Osaka, na pinataob si Serena Williams ng United States upang masikwat ang 2018 title.
Nanalasa si Azarenka, 31, upang kunin ang first set, 6-1, sa loob lamang ng 26 minuto habang matamlay ang Japanese kung saan gumawa ito ng 13 unforced errors.
“I think in the first set I was so nervous, I wasn’t moving my feet. I felt like I was not playing to my best. There are too many things in my head. It would be very embarrassing to lose this in under an hour so I just have to try my best,” wika ni Osaka.
Sa kabila ng kabiguan ay ipinagmamalaki pa rin ni Azarenka ang kanyang sarili.
“I haven’t had such results in quite a long time, so I’m very excited for it. Today, it’s a loss, but it doesn’t change for me much. Of course I would have loved to win today. It is what it is,” ani Azarenka.
“I gave everything that I could today on the court. I felt that I progressed a lot. I’ve played a lot of great matches. I felt that I’ve tested myself physically, mentally on very difficult stages. It’s been great. I want to continue to keep going the same way, enjoy myself,” dagdag pa niya.
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