Naomi Osaka US Open for the first time in 2 years and advance to the best 4

Naomi Osaka US Open for the first time in 2 years and advance to the best 4 September 9 11:20

One of the four tennis championships, Naomi Osaka in the US Open Women's Singles Quarterfinals won the straight second with a set count of 2-0 against an American player and won the second semifinal for the first time in two years. I decided.

The U.S. Open, which is being held with no spectators in New York City, was held on the 9th day of the tournament on the 8th day of the tournament. Did.

Osaka took the initiative with a shot full of power from the beginning of the first set, and in his strong serve, he overwhelmed the opponent by deciding 5 aces with this set alone and took 6-3.

In the second set, in addition to the continued strong performance, he made good use of his footwork to persistently pick up the ball.

Osaka is the first time in two years since the Ototoshi tournament that won the first Japanese player in the four major tournaments.

In the semi-finals, he will play against Jennifer Brady in the 41st place in the world.

Osaka is wearing a mask with the names of the people who died in protests against racial discrimination in this tournament, and in the quarterfinals this May in Minnesota. The name of Mr. George Floyd, who died after being decapitated by a white police officer, was written.

Floyd's case was one of the reasons that protest activity against racism with the slogan "Black Lives Matter" and "Black lives are also important" spread throughout the United States.