Naomi Osaka wins 2nd US Open women's title after defeating Victoria Azarenka

Naomi Osaka has won her 2nd U.S. Open title after defeating Victoria Azarenka. 

The 22-year-old Japanese tennis star battled back with a 1-6 6-3 6-3 victory at Flushing Meadows against Belarusian opponent Victoria Azarenka, 31, to lift her second US Open title in three years . 

Reacting to her victory, she said, "I just thought it would be very embarrassing to lose this in under an hour.

"I always see everyone sort of collapse after match point, but I always think you may injure yourself, so I wanted to do it safely," she said.

Azarenka who defeated Serena William to set up the US Open final showdown with Naomi Osaka, said: “It’s not easy times in the world right now. So I’m very grateful for the opportunity to play in front of millions of people watching on TV, unfortunately not here.”