Amanda Anisimova is a Grand Slam finalist once again. 

Less than two months removed from a double-bagel in her first Slam title match at Wimbledon, Anisimova earned a chance to redeem herself in the U.S. Open final after a grueling 6-7(4), 7-6, 6-3 victory over Naomi Osaka inside Arthur Ashe Stadium Thursday night. 

In her five previous appearances in Flushing, the young American had never advanced beyond the third round. 

On the heels of an incredibly low moment in a career that’s simply had too many, however, Anisimova has unearthed some stellar tennis. 

It peaked just a few days ago in her clash with World No. 2 Iga Swiatek, who was on the other side of the net in her Wimbledon loss on July 12 and then her straight-sets semifinal triumph on Sept. 3. 

But the way Anisimova recovered from dropping the first set tiebreak was in a league of its own. 

With the win, Anisimova remains undefeated against Osaka in their three meetings.

The two hadn’t squared off since 2022, though, which was evident in Osaka’s strong start. 

Up until this point, every single time Osaka has reached the quarterfinals of a major, she’s gone on to win the title. 

Anisimova put that streak to bed as Thursday night became Friday morning. 

Committing 23 unforced turnovers to Osaka’s 10, Anisimova was a bit all over the place in the first set. 

The No. 8 seed, however, rallied from down 4-2 and 5-3 to force a tiebreaker.

Osaka quickly built a 6-1 lead, but Anisimova cut it to 6-4 before the Japanese-born player took the first set. 

After getting broken in the ninth game of the second set to fall behind 5-4, Osaka threw her racket and put a towel over her head during the changeover as her frustrations bubbled.

A double fault from Anisimova ensured the set was tied at five-all, but Osaka rallied from down 40-15 in the 11th game to hold.

In the second tiebreak, Anisimova dominated early to snag a quick 5-1 lead before forcing the deciding set.