By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer

NEW YORK — Naomi Osaka kept up her resurgent run at the U.S. Open, eliminating 11th-seeded Karolina Muchova, 6-4, 7-6 (3), on Wednesday night to return to the semifinals at Flushing Meadows for the first time since winning the title five years ago.

The 23rd-seeded Osaka improved to 5-0 in major quarterfinals – all on hard court – keeping alive a trend that has seen her win the title every time she has reached the last eight at a Slam.

“It means so much. I’m actually surprised I’m not crying,” Osaka said during her on-court interview. “It’s been so much hard work that you guys haven’t seen, I’m just grateful to my team and happy to be healthy.”

Those titles came at the U.S. Open in 2018 and 2020, and at the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021. That most

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