Naomi Osaka (大坂 なおみ) vs. Clara Tauson Full Game Semifinal | Montreal Open 2025

Naomi Osaka (大坂 なおみ) vs. Clara Tauson Full Game Semifinal | Montreal Open 2025

Naomi Asaka, the former. She certainly has one of the the most impressive serves. You got an early indicate hit. It’s definitely unexpected when I I would assume, but then it comes at two quite fast. A very good opening game. Salv serves there. I like also what Osaka said. Just didn’t really move the feet there. very great, wasn’t it? Terrific speed from the compared to other players. So to get your own rhythm and the right rhythm especially on the return. Oh, beautiful. Just again pure and clean striking, great legs. Very animated for him yesterday when she won. I think they both obviously see it as a as a great team. Just like that calmness and quietness and confidence and very focused on there again. nicely watched and her feeling that uh just because she’s been always so promising. Junior again. Good acceleration. That kind of shot. You see first time she’s been semi-finalist here. Hey, it was a good second serve from Not much you can do about that. No. Again, she’s And again, just tucks in, doesn’t she? Picks Understandable frustration on That’s one way to overcook that one. I’m okay. Lucky very These two all again. Nicely done. Yeah, that famous backing cross from Osaka. Son of a three match point saved in a row. Yep. I wouldn’t go again. 14. She had it all lined up. chasing now. A bit more reacting. and I was saying it because that’s one way of saving a set point with a That’ll do nicely. Naomi Oaka is a 87 for Naomi Osaka and uh slightly two more winners than Clara 11 and how well she has hit the kind of Yeah, I I have to say I always feel that on the short TS having another goating. Another course error from T Well, she needed that first game in her. She had a long career. She’s come back. That’s amazing miss from Talson. Three/4er pace out wide from Talson. Amazing. I think that slice was completely That was so well done, wasn’t it? I Here she comes. And there she go. and get a bit lucky there. It’s so touching and uh yeah, impress her the most. Not this time. Good s slice on that serve from Osaka. Too good. Yeah, the day with some dynamite there. and just nice. Nicely done. But I guess uh when you’re concentrated Oh my word. Oh, she had to lunge for it. Wasn’t quite there to it. in more trouble here. can smoke. Oh, well put away again. She can’t. What a point. Great resist. Brought to a stand still. Yeah, dash. So good. So clean again. You always get few points where they just striking freer fine response to that latest threat. He knew it. The big bullet that’s going to come from CL right did well with that one. Got it into the body to save it. Now she’s got another break. So now 30 battering ramp you. Oh, what a placement. Times where she’s made hay with that. The two of them teeing off with some again. Closer and closer. That was a bit tight maybe from Osaka. Just transgressing. Incredible angle. How do you do that? her turn to Council. That’s better. Can really thumps the return. believed she will be that another moonlit night in Montreal too high on that return now. It feels that she doesn’t use much legs. She settled in in her just wide, but that’ll do the job. Plenty of pace. Well directed into the tea and Got it. It’s clearly the thousand now who is dictating the match. Brilliant start to this tie break by her. It’s a little present from It was, wasn’t it? Too acute for Second 5 saved for Nomi Osaka. Another mis hit from She’s a tank. Yeah, understandable. And she found that first surf which she very much need. Go for it. again. No hesitation there. That’s the right way to recover. time to set in something she’s dreamt of and worked hard to achieve a little earlier in the set. Yes, she’s made it. And that’ll be good enough to win a Excellent serve. Even better. Well, about that. It’s wide. Nice.

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