Serena Williams vs Naomi Osaka. All you need to know

Serena Williams will take on Naomi Osaka, who has never previously been beyond the fourth round of a slam. The game will be on Saturday, September 8 at 4pm local time at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

HOW THEY REACHED THE FINAL

Serena: Round one - beat Magda Linette 6-4 6-0 Round two - beat Carina Witthoft 6-2 6-2 Round three - beat Venus Williams 6-1 6-2 Round four - beat Kaia Kanepi 6-0 4-6 6-3 Quarter-final - beat Karolina Pliskova 6-4 6-3 Semi-final - beat Anastasija Sevastova 6-3 6-0 Naomi: Round one - beat Laura Siegemund 6-3 6-2 Round two - beat Julia Glushko 6-2 6-0 Round three - beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-0 6-0 Round four - beat Aryna Sabalenka 3-6 6-2 4-6 Quarter-final - beat Lesia Tsurenko 6-1 6-1 Semi-final - beat Madison Keys 6-2 6-4

PREVIOUSLY MET

They have previously met once, at the Miami Masters earlier this year. Osaka won that match 6-3 6-2.