Naomi Osaka  

World number 2 Naomi Osaka suffered a defeat against Yulia Putinseva in the first round of the Grand Slam. Watch Sportstop.
 

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'For me, I don't feel sad because I wouldn't even know what I'm expected to feel,' Osaka said after the US Open final.

A few games later, Williams received another warning, this time for smashing her racquet, and that second violation cost her a point, leading to more arguing. Eventually, Willams called Ramos “a thief,” drawing a third violation — and costing her a game

Though her nerves on the tennis court don’t show it, it was a reminder of just how youthful the 20-year-old Osaka is. Not since Maria Sharapova was 19 in 2006 has the US Open had a younger women’s champion

On Saturday, Serena Williams will face No. 20 seed Naomi Osaka, a 20-year-old who is the first Japanese woman to reach a Grand Slam final