The 27-year-old came within one point of ending the Pole’s winning run in Paris, but squandered the opportunity and the world number one took full advantage to seal a 7-6, 1-6, 7-5 win from what looked like an impossible position.Following what was such an encouraging performance on her least favourite surface, Stubbs expects Osaka to be the favourite to clinch a third US Open on her favoured hard courts come late August.
“I love this quote from Naomi [on playing Swiatek on her surface]. That’s a dagger. I said after the match, Naomi Osaka, if she plays like that, is the favourite to win the US Open,”
