Naomi Osaka continues resurgence with a fine comeback win over Belinda Bencic to reach Miami Open final

An emotional Naomi Osaka continued her resurgence with an impressive comeback victory over Belinda Bencic in the Miami Open semi finals. The former world No.1 had to hit back from a set down to see off the Olympic champion 4-6 6-3 6-4 and reach her first WTA Tour final since winning the 2021 Australian Open. Ad/> Osaka, who can move back into the world’s top 30 if she triumphs at the tournament, will now face Iga Swiatek or Jessica Pegula in a showdown for the trophy.

WTA Miami'I hope she is okay' — Osaka downs Collins in an hour and is concerned for opponentYESTERDAY AT 07:58 Tsurenko plea: I have nowhere to go Opinion: men's tennis has an anger issue — and it needs fixing Hurkacz reaches last four and ends Medvedev's world No.1 hopes The world number 77 fired down 18 aces against Bencic — the most in a WTA Tour match this season — and she was fighting back tears as she spoke on court following her victory. «Damn, I’m almost crying,» she said in response to huge cheers from the crowd. «This tournament means a lot to me.

It’s my first time in the final here and I’m really thankful. It’s been a while since I've been in a final — I think it was the Australian Open last year — so thank you guys so much, I really love you from the bottom of my heart.» Asked how she overcame an opponent who was leading their match-up 3-1 coming into the contest, she added: «Honestly, I don’t think I figured her out at all. I hit a couple of really good serves and she just hit winners on them.