By Chris Oddo | Wednesday 6 August 2025
Time Naomi Osaka’s time shines once again. Return to her beloved beloved courts, the big champion has found her Mojo four times and withdrew from six consecutive wins to reach her biggest final since she played Miami Open’s final in the spring of 2022.
Osaka passed by Dane Tauson, 6-2 7-6 (7) to reserve a date in the final with 18-year-old Victoria Mboko, who previously saved a match point for Oust Elena Rybakina in three dramatic groups.
Osaka reaches its fifth WTA 1000 final and its first in Montreal.
Osaka saved seven from the nine rest points and converted four of her five, but her night was built on the second set when Tauson, offers for her second 1000 year final, was twice gathered by a split at the second group level.
Dane kept his own from 4-4, forcing a tiebreak, and even having a pair of points placed on the switches. She could not be pushed and Osaka took the brakes to complete the strong duel, while converting her second point of match to close her 22nd victory of the season in an hour and 48 minutes.
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