Naomi Osaka posts first message on Instagram after reaching the Canadian Open final

Naomi Osaka has reached her first WTA 1000 final since 2022.

The 27-year-old arrived at the Canadian Open keen to make some progress after what can be described as a stuttering season.

The Japanese star has suffered some crushing defeats and injuries earlier in the campaign did not help her cause.

Osaka split with coach Patrick Mouratoglou before Canada and she is now playing her best tennis of the year and has a chance to win her first WTA Tour-level title since 2021.

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Naomi Osaka sends message on Instagram after reaching Canadian Open final

Naomi Osaka found herself one point away from losing her second match of the Canadian Open.

But the four-time Grand Slam champion battled back to claim a 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3 win against Liudmila Samsonova, and she has not looked back.

Osaka has not dropped a set since and her latest win came against Clara Tauson, who she had to retire against after suffering an injury during the ASB Classic final back in January.

Osaka gained her revenge and beat Tauson 6-2, 7-6 to advance to the Canadian Open final for the first time and she could not be happier.

Taking to Instagram to share a message with fans, Osaka posted alongside a love heart emoji: “All the feels, all the heart. Back in another finals.”

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Who will Naomi Osaka face in the Canadian Open final?

Osaka booked her place in the Canadian Open final where she will take on Victoria Mboko.

The teenage sensation came from a set and 5-4 down to defeat Elena Rybakina 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 to advance to her first WTA final.

Mboko will enter the top 40 for the first time following her run at her home tournament, where she has defeated three former Grand Slam champions.

She will face another in Osaka during the championship match and she will hope the crowd will give her raucous support once again.

“I had everyone supporting me and pushing me through,” the teenager told the crowd after beating Rybakina. “Without you guys, I don’t think I would’ve been able to pull this through.”

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Naomi Osaka has reached multiple WTA finals in a season for the first time since 2020

Osaka has advanced to the Canadian Open final, which is her first WTA Tour-level final since January’s ASB Classic.

As a result, Osaka has reached multiple WTA finals in a season since 2020, when she made the Cincinnati Masters and US Open finals.

In Cincinnati Osaka defeated Elise Mertens to reach the final, where she was due to face Victoria Azarenka. But Osaka was unable to compete due to injury and as a result, Azarenka was given the title without hitting a ball.

The pair did battle in the US Open final just weeks later and Azarenka took the first set emphatically.

But Osaka battled back to claim a 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory and claim her second US Open title. Five years later, she will aim to win the title in Flushing Meadows for the third time.

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