2020 USO F: Naomi Osaka vs. Victoria Azarenka

[tented]

Vika up 4-1.

 

[kskate2]

It’s early, but I’m already wondering if voting for Osaka in two was the right choice.

If Vika wants to win this it has to be done in straights. If it goes 3, Naomi will regroup as usual and that's why I voted the way I did

 

[Moxie]

Super nervous start for Naomi. Not surprising that Vika is loose...she's been looking like she's been playing with house money for a few weeks.

 

[don_fabio]

Vika is ruthless. I think she didn't miss a first serve yet. Great defense for which Osaka has no answer yet.

 

[tented]

Naomi UFE-ing her way out of this first set.

 

[tented]

6-1 to Vika. Well done. Just don‘t let up on the gas.

 

[kskate2]

Naomi UFE-ing her way out of this first set.

Well she needs to get them all out of her system in this set since it's a lost set anyway.

 

[Moxie]

Pretty shocking.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Noami is just off balance at the baseline,Azarenka forcing her back,one reason why her UFE is high,also she cannot get rhythm on her ground strokes.

 

[don_fabio]

Osaka looks like she don't want to be here.

 

[tented]

I expect Naomi to come out with a different attitude, but at least Vika is serving first.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Osaka W 5 UFE 14

Azarenka W 7 UFE 3

Azarenka 1st set 61

 

[kskate2]

Ken. Shut up, it's not the end of the 2nd set yet.

 

[Moxie]

I'm happy to see either win, but it's going to be depressing if this doesn't turn into a better match.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Vika continues to redirect the ball well and she breaks

 

[kskate2]

Listen I know Serena's last 4 slam finals were lost in straights, but even she would have put up a better fight than this.

 

[don_fabio]

Vika is terrorizing Osaka.

 

[kskate2]

Naomi should have taken a bathroom break at the end of the 1st. She needed a few min to clear her head and refocus her coach's gameplan.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Listen I know Serena's last 4 slam finals were lost in straights, but even she would have put up a better fight than this.

Do you think Osaka is having a let down? I am not taking anything away from Vika,who has come out blazing on all fronts.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Naomi should have taken a bathroom break at the end of the 1st. She needed a few min to clear her head and refocus her coach's gameplan.

Fissette used to coach Vika so he knows her game backwards.