A 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Olympic champion Belinda Bencic took the four-time Grand Slam champion into Saturday’s final where she will meet the in-form, new world number one Iga Swiatek.
MIAMI - Naomi Osaka cried tears of joy after reaching the Miami Open final for the first time before her mind turned towards something else.
"Unprofessional answer and professional answer, what I'm honestly thinking now is like how to get Korean food Uber Eats to my place, because there is nothing inside of the delivery range," smiled Osaka, who was visibly emotional at the end of her win.Osaka has been very open about her struggles with mental health which came to the fore last year at the French Open when she decided to leave the tournament after just one match and take some time away from tennis.
"It's not new to me," she said of her mental issues. "People are saying to me 'you're back.' But to be honest, I don't think I ever left. I have always been this player. Swiatek may come into the title match as a slight favorite, but anyone taking on the Japanese will have their hands full. She has only dropped one set - the opener against Bencic - and hit 18 aces against the Swiss.
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