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Naomi Osaka rues missing out on final Labubu after US Open exit

Japanese superstar, who lost her semi-final, had been carrying a different version of the popular plush toy to each of her matches

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Naomi Osaka walks onto the court for her US Open semi-final against Amanda Anisimova on Thursday with a Labubu doll hanging from her bag. Photo: AP
Associated Press

Naomi Osaka’s final Labubu at the US Open was going to be Osaka herself.

For Osaka, that was the real bummer about losing one match short of the final.

“Oh, don’t make me cry, man,” the four-time grand slam champion said during her press conference early Friday morning after her 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 semi-final loss to Amanda Anisimova.

“Oh my God, the most devastating question.”

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