The catch in an Open seemingly filled with catches? While Osaka seems to have steadied her nerves lately, she did seem prone to odd lapses of confidence and concentration a while back. A resurgence of that wobbliness amid the Jesus I Died For You Will You Live For Me Shirt onslaught of Brady’s power could spell another upset. But Osaka, who has used each match at the Open to highlight racial injustice by wearing a different mask with the name of a Black person killed at the hands of police (so far her masks have honored Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and Elijah McClain), has two more masks still in her bag. Look for her to play for a second Open title (she ran roughshod over Serena in that legendarily controversial final here in 2018) on Saturday.
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