The No. 2 seed advanced, 7-6(4), 6-2, at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic Friday to reach her fourth semifinal of the year.

“I feel like people want us to win all the time,” the 18-year-old said after holding off the four-time major champ, 6-4, 6-4, Thursday night in San Jose.

Osaka was originally down 6-4, 5-1 and fought off seven match points before Gauff ultimately closed it out, 6-4, 6-4.

The two WTA stars shone brightly in their first-round matches on Tuesday and will now play each other on Thursday night.

Elena Rybakina, Ons Jabeur, Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz also make their post-Wimbledon debuts in Washington D.C., San Jose and Los Cabos.

Home favorite Coco Gauff gave Kenin exactly what she needed ahead of her comeback: a yardstick to measure her progress against, in the shape of one of the WTA’s most in-form players.

Laughs were plentiful in Atlanta when the two Americans participated in the popular TikTok game.

A look at four big-picture themes ahead of the upcoming North American hard-court swing.

Through to the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time, the 20-year-old American will next face the Cinderella story of the tournament, Harmony Tan.

Centre Court, at the current Church Road location of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, opened in 1922.