Naomi Osaka was almost reduced to tears after being asked a ‘devastating question’ after her US Open defeat.The American missed out on a place in this year’s final after suffering a 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 defeat to Amanda Anisimova.GettyNaomi Osaka slipped to defeat in the US Open semi-final[/caption]Osaka, a two-time champion at Flushing Meadow, looked set to book her spot in the final but surrendered a final-set lead in agonising circumstances.And it was made all the more worse when she was questioned on her collection of custom-made Labubu dolls.Osaka had been showing off a different doll throughout the tournament, having given each individual Labubu a name.Following her defeat on Thursday, Osaka was asked about the popular plush toy, a question that appeared to tug on her heartstrings.She was asked: “What would’ve been the next Labubu?” to which she replied: “Don’t make me cry, man. The most devastating question.“So I literally just talked about this, but I wanted to make one of myself in my last year outfit, the green one.“It would have had the bow and I’m sick about it. Oh my God, that’s like the worst thing. Honestly, I’m fine losing, but don’t ask me about this Labubu.”Osaka not too disheartened Despite being overcome with emotion, Osaka insisted she was not too disappointed with her exit after giving all she had in the match.“I mean, honestly I don’t feel sad, it’s really weird,” she said. “Well, it’s not weird, because I just feel like I did the best that I could.“Honestly, it’s kind of inspiring for me, because it makes me just want to train and try to get better and hopefully just give it my very best shot again and see what happens. But I think I can’t be mad or upset at myself.”GettyOsaka has taken a different Labubu to every match across the tournament[/caption]GettyThe plush toys on show have been custom made for her[/caption]Anisimova made it back-to-back major finals after defeating Naomi OsakaGETTYAsked if she was surprised by her opponent’s semi-final performance, Osaka, said: “I wouldn’t say it’s a bigger challenge than I expected, because I kind of knew that she’s that type of player.“It was just kind of funny at times, because there is no pattern to what she’s doing. It´s kind of like she just hits at the empty court or whatever, and it usually goes in.“Obviously she went to the finals of Wimbledon, and now she’s in the finals here, so it just shows that she’s a really good player.”Anisimova will face Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday’s US Open final and will hope to put her Wimbledon final nightmare behind her.“I wasn’t sure I would make it past the finish line,” Anisimova said. “I just tried to stay positive. There were a lot of nerves at the beginning. This tournament means so much to me.“I tried to enjoy the moment. Sometimes I was like, ‘how are we making these shots’? This has been a dream of mine forever to be in a US Open final and obviously the hope is to be the champion. It’s really special.”