How to watch: From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on ESPN; and streaming on the ESPN app. On Saturday, Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka will meet in the women’s singles final of the United States Open. They were supposed to have to met each other in the final of the Western & Southern Open in preparation for the U.S. Open, but Osaka pulled out to rest a hamstring injury before the Grand Slam tournament. With each player trying to secure her third Grand Slam title and playing near the top of her potential, there is much to anticipate. Azarenka, playing in her first Grand Slam final in seven years, has had some struggles in her return to the WTA Tour after taking a hiatus in 2016 for the birth of her son.

Source: New York Times September 12, 2020 03:56 UTC