US Open Day 11 - Net-Rushing Serena Storms Into Final; Osaka Overcomes Keys; Men’s Semi-Finals Previewed
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 7 September 2018
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
The women’s final is set: Serena Williams will face Naomi Osaka on Saturday. On The Tennis Podcast, David and Catherine discuss how both players got there.
Serena beat Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 6-0. What made this such a formidable performance? David was struck by Serena's net game. Has she ever been forward more? And was it a pre-planned tactic or a mid-match adjustment?
Is there a difference between “needing” and “wanting” Grand Slam titles? Catherine wonders whether, with Olympia now in her life, Serena no longer “needs” to win the US Open….but she might just want it more than ever.
Naomi Osaka, meanwhile, saved all 13 break points to beat Madison Keys in straight sets. How did she turn the negative head-to-head record in her favour? There’s lots of talk about her improved movement and defence, as well as her loveable interviews.
How will Osaka handle the occasion in her first Grand Slam final? She idolises Serena. She also beat her in Miami this year. But this is a different Serena.
Looking ahead to the men’s semi-finals, there’s lots of excitement about the potential for epics. Will the matches deliver the goods? Catherine and David still have a feeling for Del Potro. But conditions are set to be less hot and humid. How much will that favour Djokovic?
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm John McEnore. |
| 0:01.4 | I'm Bjorn Borg. |
| 0:02.2 | This is Martina Navratlova. |
| 0:03.8 | I'm Matt Svillander. |
| 0:04.9 | I'm San Roenka. |
| 0:06.0 | I'm Lighten Huat. |
| 0:06.8 | I'm Andy Murray. |
| 0:07.7 | And you're listening to the tennis podcast. |
| 0:20.1 | So we know who the women's final is. |
| 0:21.8 | It's Serena Williams against Naomi Osaka of Japan |
| 0:25.4 | who is just so much fun to watch. |
| 0:29.8 | To listen to. |
| 0:31.2 | And I don't know if it's just a narrative Catherine of it all. |
| 0:35.1 | It's just so overwhelmingly cool that here's this young woman |
| 0:40.6 | who was born in the United States. |
| 0:43.4 | She's Japanese. |
| 0:45.8 | She idolizes Serena Williams. |
| 0:48.1 | And now she's going to face Serena Williams |
| 0:49.9 | in her first grand slam final. |
| 0:51.3 | It's so cool. |
| 0:52.7 | And when asked what helped her save the 13 break points |
| 0:56.2 | that she faced tonight, she said. |
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