Amanda Anisimova vs Naomi Osaka Tips, Prediction & Live Stream - Osaka to edge US Open semi-final showdown

What a run it's been for both players. Anisimova has advanced into her second consecutive Grand Slam semi-final, avenging her Wimbledon final defeat to Iga Swiatek along the way, while Osaka has enjoyed a brilliant resurgence over the last month, coming into this clash having won 11 of her last 12 matches and reaching her first major semi-final since returning from maternity leave a couple of years ago.

It promises to be a cracking encounter, but I have to lean with Osaka. The former World No. 1 simply doesn't lose when she reaches this stage of a slam. Indeed, on each of the four occasions Osaka has cleared the R16 hurdle at a major, she's gone on to win the tournament. Osaka is also now just the third woman in the Open Era to have won her first five major quarter-finals. Anisimova is building nicely towards a major breakthrough and I'd back her against the majority of opponents - but Osaka is a different beast in this sort of mood and I think she's primed for a return to the final at Flushing Meadows.

Anisimova leads 2-0, but they haven't played since 2022 when the American prevailed 4-6 6-3 7-6 at the Australian Open and 7-5 6-4 at Roland Garros.

Anisimova has only dropped one set on her way to the final four, defeating Kim Birrell, Maya Joint, Jaqueline Cristian and Beatriz Haddad Maia before producing a brilliant performance to conquer Iga Swiatek in the quarter-finals.

Just a couple of months removed from a 6-0 6-0 crushing at the hands of Swiatek in the Wimbledon final, Anisimova gained sweet revenge, striking 23 winners and converting four of nine break points in a 6-4 6-3 victory.

The 27-year-old booked her spot in the semi-finals with a clean 6-4 7-6 win over Karolina Muchova, who had knocked her out of the US Open in the second round last year.