VAR denies Bosa at US Open to make first major semi top 10 de in front of her home crowd at the US Open no 13 seat Emma noo booked her place in the first Grand Slam semi-final of her career coming from 5 to1 down in the second set an no 26 Paula Bosa for a 6-2 7 to5 win the result guarantees naar of 23 a top 10 debut next week last September the American was ranked No 61 but has enjoyed a breakthrough season including her first COGIC WTA tour title in Hobart in January both players were previous major quarterfinalists seeking to break new ground B doet had taken over three years to return to this stage following her first run to the last eight of a slam at Roland Garis 2021 by contrast Navara backed up her major quarterfinal debut at Wimbledon this year by immediately repeating the feat at Flushing Meadows Navaro sees the future to win 24 of last 28 points in their only previous meeting Bosa had come from a set in two to zero down to defeat Nar 1 to6 6 to4 6 to2 in the first round of Rome this may the rematch played out remarkably similarly for most of its 72-minute running time NAA played a cool clean first set to dominate an edgy Bosa who contributed 16 unforced errors in it the Spaniard lost her Opening Service game with consecutive double faults and committed two in a row again in the final game of the set as in Rome Bosa rebounded in the second set storming out to a 5 to one lead as her backhand began to find its Mark but a solid hold for Navaro in the next game was the start of a plot twist one that few and Arthur Ash you saw coming except Navaro herself after I got it back to 5 to2 I had a little bit of inkling that it might be two sets she said in her on court interview I just wanted to stay really tough and stick in there I can't see the future but maybe today I could a little bit the final stretch of the match went by in a Flash naara rediscovered the all cork variety of the first set breaking Bosa for 5 to3 with a return winner then deploying slices B and angles to destabilize her game in response bosa's level plummeted again serving at 5 to four she struck another pair of consecutive double faults serving at 5 to six she shanked a forehand into the ground before the net to open the game afterwards Nao expanded on her moment of Clairvoyant seed reporters even though she was up 5 to1 5 to2 after that game I felt like she wasn't totally confident in her ability to close out that set she said so I felt if I could push back a little bit and make her think a little bit on her service game maybe I could sneak my way back in there I think sometimes you're out in the court and you can kind of picture yourself playing a third set when I was out there I didn't picture myself playing a third set I felt like I could come back and do it in two the range of M's repertoire was impressive throughout but one stroke stood out her forehand drop shot struck almost casually with a swashbuckling confidence it bookended the match Nara won the first point with one and converted match point with another in between it also sealed her only tough hold of the first set after saving two break points a quick switch of the racket brought her to 5-2 and snuffed out any hope of bedsa making a comeback in that set either no two seed Arena sabalenka or No7 SE Jen kinn both familiar opponents for Navaro this year in the fourth round of Indian Wells Navaro up set sabalenka 6 to3 3-6 6-2 for her first career top five win though sabalenka TI a 6-2 six to3 Revenge at the same stage of Roland garas in the third round of the Paris Olympic Games Nao held match point on eventual gold medalist Jen before falling 6 to 77 7 to 64 6 to1