NEW YORK _ This time there were no tears. This time there was no controversy. This time there was just a really good tennis match that was won by a dominant player who is now the face of the women's game.
Naomi Osaka captured her second US Open championship in three years, coming from behind to beat unseeded Victoria Azarenka, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3, on Saturday at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Osaka has come of age over the last four weeks in New York. No longer is she the soft-spoken newcomer who cried here two years ago after beating Serena Williams in an ugly final that included Williams' infamous fight with chair umpire Carlos Ramos.
