Naomi Osaka of Japan returns the ball during her Women's Singles semifinal match against Jennifer Brady of the United States on Day Eleven of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 10, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Getty/Kyodo)  

NEW YORK - Japan's Naomi Osaka reached the U.S. Open final for the second time Thursday after the 2018 champion beat American Jennifer Brady 7-6(1), 3-6, 6-3.