India, Sept. 5 -- Of late, Naomi Osaka has been taking in a lot of inspiration from her defeats. The most recent defeat, in the early hours of Friday in New York, has probably given her the most important piece of information yet - that she still has it in her to win Grand Slam titles.

Osaka served 15 aces (more than double her opponent) and committed fewer unforced errors (27 to 45). And for the better part of the two-hour-56-minute match, it looked like she would make it to a fifth Major final, and a third at the US Open.

But with some sublime hitting, ferocious tenacity and incredible bravery, Amanda Anisimova turned the match around to win the gripping semi-final 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-3. It brought an end to an amazing run for Osaka.

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