Osaka uses big serve to sink Rogers, advance to US Open semifinals

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 08: Naomi Osaka of Japan returns a volley during her Women’s Singles quarter-finals match against Shelby Rogers of the United States on Day Nine of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 8, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City.
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Two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka played powerful, clean tennis to beat 93rd-ranked Shelby Rogers 6-3, 6-4 in the U.S. Open quarterfinals.

Osaka's victory in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night was built on seven aces and an ability to get the better of the big hitting by both from the baseline.

Rogers, a 27-year-old from South Carolina, had won all three previous matchups against Osaka.

But this time, Rogers ended up with 27 unforced errors, Osaka just eight.

Osaka, who won the U.S. Open two years ago, will meet No. 28 seed Jennifer Brady in the semifinals.

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