Tennis: Former champ Naomi Osaka reaches 2nd U.S. Open final

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.Osaka, who won the second Grand Slam title of her career at the Australian Open last year, will face veteran two-time finalist Victoria Azarenka in Saturday's women's singles final at Flushing Meadows in New York.The Belarusian beat six-time U.S. Open winner Serena Williams of the United States 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 in their semifinal."It means a lot for me," said world No. 9 Osaka. "I kind of consider New York my second home. I really love t…READ FULL ARTICLE