Next masterpiece: Osaka wins the Australian Open

With the clear 6:4, 6:3 in the final against the American outsider Jennifer Brady, the 23-year-old repeated her masterpiece from 2019 on Saturday in Melbourne. After a nervous start, Osaka gave the final debutant no chance in the second set and made it her fourth Grand Slam title.

Osaka will move from third to second place in the world rankings on Monday. Brady missed her first Grand Slam title the day before the men's final between Serbian record winner Novak Djokovic and challenger Daniil Medvedev from Russia in their first major final. Jennifer Brady had to admit defeat. © APA/afp / PAUL CROCK

In the partially filled Rod Laver Arena, the outsider quickly fell behind. But the favorite also seemed very tense in the first set. Osaka started with two aces in the first game and with a quick break, but initially made numerous unforced errors on this windy day in the Australian metropolis. Osaka initially did not take advantage of a 3-1 lead. After the 4:4, the game clearly developed in favor of the former world number one thanks to mistakes from Brady. Osaka has star potential In tennis, women are always a bit overshadowed by men. Because the men's top stars with Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer shape such an impressive era and the women's team lacks dominant players, the winners keep changing and some disappear into obscurity. But Osaka stands out, is a future figure in women's tennis and has star potential, also because she also has a clear opinion on socio-political issues.

For Osaka, it is the fourth title at one of the four most important tournaments: she triumphed at the US Open in 2018 and 2020 and the Australian Open two years ago. She can look forward to prize money of 2,75 million Australian dollars (around 1,8 million euros) and also confirmed her form: she last suffered a defeat before the season was interrupted last year due to the coronavirus pandemic in February 2020 Fed Cup.

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Next masterpiece: Osaka wins the Australian Open

Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka has been crowned Australian Open champion for the second time.

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