Two comeback stories will collide on the tennis court Thursday night when American Amanda Anisimova and Naomi Osaka of Japan — who was also raised in the U.S. — play each other in the U.S. Open semifinals.

Anisimova and Osaka are both working their way back up the rankings after returning from mental health breaks in recent years. Each has battled her own set of challenges — as well as some of the top-ranked players in the world — to advance to the penultimate round of the final Grand Slam tournament of the year.

The two will face off at Arthur Ashe Stadium just after 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, with a lot on the line: The winner gets a spot in Saturday's final.

"It's exactly like a movie," says Jackie Johnston, a women's sports content creator .

Osaka, 27, is a four-time Grand Slam singl

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