New superstar. Naomi Osaka won the Australian Open today (Saturday) after a 4-6 3-6 win over American Jennifer Brady. The Japanese put on a simply wonderful game, was dominant throughout the match and picked up her fourth Grand Slam of her career, and a second Australian Championship.
Already at the age of 23, Osaka records a wonderful achievement when she wins a major tournament in each of the last four years. In addition to two Australian championships, the fantastic Japanese also has two U.S. championships in the trophy cabinet.
Jennifer Brady had hoped to win her first Grand Slam of her career, but the level gap between her and her opponent was noticeable. The 22nd ranked American gave a great fight, especially in the first act, but the Japanese exploded in the second act and showed that it is made of a different material. In the third meeting between the two tennis players, Osaka maintains a perfect balance.
the progress of the game
Act 1
In the fourth game, Osaka managed to achieve the desired break and went up to 1: 3. But Brady woke up quickly and broke the Japanese back. The close battle continued, Brady saved a number of the Japanese’s break points and managed to keep her serve game. On the other hand, the third-ranked team also had to make an effort and prevent the American from breaking a point in the ninth game. Brady’s serious mistake in the last game when she hit the net from a short distance gave Osaka the last break and the first set. 0: 1 to Osaka speeches.
Act 2
Already in the second game the Japanese managed to achieve the fragile thanks to simply wonderful tennis. Brady seems to have a hard time recovering from the mistake at the end of the previous campaign. Osaka has completely taken over the tackle and it seems that the 22nd ranked American is unable to keep up with her dizzying pace. But just when she looked completely finished, Brady managed to break and go back to 4: 1. The American’s awakening continued as she won her serve game at zero and shrank to 4-2. From now on the Japanese came back to herself, kept her serve games and broke Brady back. She won the last game on zero on the way to a big win. 0: 2 (4: 6, 3: 6) to Osaka speeches that wins the Australian Open.
