Naomi Osaka felt inspired by her US Open run and said she couldn't be "mad or upset" after losing to Amanda Anisimova in the semi-finals on Thursday.

The four-time Grand Slam champion from Japan had not progressed to the second week of a major since winning the Australian Open for a second time in 2021.

But she was a set away from reaching another final before Anisimova fought back to claim a 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 win in a match that finished shortly before 1:00am (0500 GMT) local time.

"Honestly I don't feel sad. It's really weird. I just feel like I did the best that I could," said Osaka.

"It's kind of inspiring for me, because it makes me just want to train and try to get better, and hopefully, yeah, just give it my very best shot again and see what happens.

"But I think I can'

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