Svetolina surpasses the Keys and reaches the quarter-finals

In the quarterfinals, Osaka beat the sixth-seeded American Elena Svetolina, against American Madison Keys, 6, 6-2, 1-6, and 6-1.

Japan needed 47 minutes to win the quarterfinals, while Svetolina needed an hour and 36 minutes to win.

Osaka will have the opportunity to repeat the US Open after winning the title last September, at the expense of former US Open champion Serena Williams 6-2 6-4. For the Japanese to overcome the third round at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, the playoffs in Australia. Although this is the best achievement of the phone in all its participation in the Grand Slam tournaments, where had already reached the fourth round in the Wimbledon and Flushing Meadows, while the qualifying phase in Australia and Roland Garros.