Serena Williams will face Naomi Osaka in the women’s final at the US Open on Saturday.
Here, Press Association down gives the lowdown on the final two.
Will @serenawilliams claim her 24th Grand Slam title? Or will @Naomi_Osaka_ storm to her first?
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— WTA (@WTA) September 7, 2018
Head to head
Williams 0-1 Osaka
Playing styles
Williams: The 36-year-old is of course renowned for her hard hitting and her big serve, the best in the history of the women’s game. But she is also a great athlete and, as she showed in her semi-final win over Anastasija Sevastova, an accomplished net player.
Osaka: In the same mould as Williams, with a strong serve and very powerful forehand. Osaka has a more rounded game since starting work with coach Sascha Bajin in pre-season. Uses her backhand intelligently and is an excellent front-runner.
Williams:
US Opens played: 18
Best: Winner (1999, 2002, 2008, 2012-14)
Osaka:
US Opens played: 3
Best: Finalist (2018)
The women’s final is set!
Relive the action from Thursday as @serenawilliams and @Naomi_Osaka_ prevailed in the semifinals and will square off on Saturday!#USOpen pic.twitter.com/sWnEgnvP8P
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 7, 2018
Time spent on court this tournament
Williams: 7hrs 38mins
Osaka: 7hrs 22mins
Aces
Williams: 64
Osaka: 27
Sets dropped
Williams: One
Osaka: One
