Naomi Osaka Comes Back, Beats Azarenka for 2nd US Open Title

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, reacts during the women's singles final against Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, during the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 12, 2020. AP Photo/Seth Wenig

NEW YORK—After one errant forehand in the first set of the U.S. Open final, Naomi Osaka looked at her coach in the mostly empty Arthur Ashe Stadium stands with palms up, as if to say, “What the heck is happening?”

In response to another wayward forehand against Victoria Azarenka seconds later, Osaka chucked her racket. It spun a bit and rattled against the court.