{"id":19263,"date":"2021-02-20T12:54:21","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T18:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=19263"},"modified":"2021-02-20T12:55:09","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T18:55:09","slug":"osaka-beats-brady-to-win-australian-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=19263","title":{"rendered":"NAOMI Osaka BLOWS AWAY Brady to Win Australian Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content__headline-standfirst-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"content__header tonal__header\">\n<div class=\"u-cf\">\n<h1 class=\"content__headline \">Naomi Osaka overpowers Jennifer Brady to win second Australian Open<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tonal__standfirst u-cf\">\n<div class=\"content__standfirst\" data-link-name=\"standfirst\" data-component=\"standfirst\">\n<ul>\n<li>Straight-sets success secures fourth major tennis crown<\/li>\n<li>Osaka prevails 6-4, 6-3 at Melbourne Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/dc6cd4c2c2d87f203211b7172f4afef05aa4b1d4\/0_58_3287_1972\/master\/3287.jpg?width=465&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=b0ca725b9593b8cd837fed7d6c2988f9 930w\" media=\"(min-width: 0px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 0px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" sizes=\"465px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/dc6cd4c2c2d87f203211b7172f4afef05aa4b1d4\/0_58_3287_1972\/master\/3287.jpg?width=465&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=b33b4a913c86c2e746fbc5e0f43bfce3 465w\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"465px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"maxed responsive-img\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/dc6cd4c2c2d87f203211b7172f4afef05aa4b1d4\/0_58_3287_1972\/master\/3287.jpg?width=300&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=8e337b92206d76e55830c5edce73c094\" alt=\"Naomi Osaka with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after her straight-sets win against Jennifer Brady, who was in her first slam final. \" \/> <\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<header class=\"content__head content__head--article tonal__head tonal__head--tone-news\">\n<figure id=\"img-1\" class=\"media-primary media-content () \" data-component=\"image\" data-media-id=\"dc6cd4c2c2d87f203211b7172f4afef05aa4b1d4\"><figcaption class=\"caption caption--main caption--img\"><strong>Naomi Osaka with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after her straight-sets win against Jennifer Brady, who was in her first slam final.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"content__article-body from-content-api js-article__body\" data-test-id=\"article-review-body\">\n<p><strong>In this unending pandemic and a scattered, disjointed year of tennis, there has been one consistent sight throughout: <a class=\"u-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/naomi-osaka\" data-link-name=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Naomi Osaka<\/a> exhibiting her greatness under suffocating pressure. She is already a player whose profile is in the process of transcending her sport but, most importantly, she has the r\u00e9sum\u00e9 to back it up and it keeps on growing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In a tight, gripping contest when she struggled and then soared, Osaka became a four-time grand slam champion at 23 by beating Jennifer Brady <a class=\"u-underline\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/australian-open%20title\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">6-4, 6-3 to win her second Australian Open<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"element element-rich-link element--thumbnail element-rich-link--upgraded\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-2 | 1\">\n<div class=\"rich-link tone-feature--item rich-link--pillar-sport\">\n<div class=\"rich-link__container\">\n<div class=\"rich-link__image-container u-responsive-ratio\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/e30d975987603263cbd1ef12eeff7eccc571dead\/0_127_3000_1800\/master\/3000.jpg?width=460&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=3a79d2bf30609bb8ae278a06557e0f77\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-link__header\">\n<h2 class=\"rich-link__title\"><strong><a class=\"rich-link__link\"> Naomi Osaka jigs and punches her way to glory and tennis legend status <\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>The achievements she has unlocked in the process are startling. Osaka is the first woman to win her first four grand slam finals of her career since Monica Seles in 1991. She is the seventh woman in the Open era to save match point en route to the <a class=\"u-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/australian-open\" data-link-name=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Australian Open<\/a> title after her fourth-round comeback against Garbi\u00f1e Muguruza from 3-5, 15-40, when she saved the first match point with a 119mph ace and hit zero unforced errors in the final 22 points.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who knows if she even remembers what it feels like to lose \u2013 that is a sensation she has not experienced in more than a year, with 21 successive wins. Back then, two poor losses, including <a class=\"u-underline\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2020\/jan\/24\/coco-gauff-shocks-naomi-osaka-reach-last-16-australian-open-tennis\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">one to a 15-year-old Coco Gauff<\/a> at this tournament, forced her to reevaluate her entire approach to the sport. Consider it a job well done. Osaka is now 33-2 in hard court grand slams since 2018, winning four of the past six titles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>These have already been such career-defining months for Osaka as she consolidated her spot at the top of tennis and learned the power of her voice away from it by speaking out against racism and police brutality.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Although she will rise only from No 3 to No 2 thanks to temporary alterations to the rankings during the pandemic, this can now be said with certainty: she is the best player in the world again.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In Osaka\u2019s previous grand slam finals, she faced three multiple grand slam champions and wondered before the match how she would handle the pressure as favourite.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"img-2\" class=\"element element-image img--landscape fig--narrow-caption fig--has-shares \" data-component=\"image\" data-media-id=\"23c1f34df02ebab0611bfd7ea5d61c25712157e0\">\n<div class=\"u-responsive-ratio\"><strong><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/23c1f34df02ebab0611bfd7ea5d61c25712157e0\/0_0_3500_2333\/master\/3500.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=07d4b0a112bd4773f521bb284db635f4 1240w\" media=\"(min-width: 660px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 660px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" sizes=\"620px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/23c1f34df02ebab0611bfd7ea5d61c25712157e0\/0_0_3500_2333\/master\/3500.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=11ab2380072f3e48e352a5fb65a56737 620w\" media=\"(min-width: 660px)\" sizes=\"620px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/23c1f34df02ebab0611bfd7ea5d61c25712157e0\/0_0_3500_2333\/master\/3500.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=e5f51b86ed1919405acbad8c209a777c 1210w\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 480px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" sizes=\"605px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/23c1f34df02ebab0611bfd7ea5d61c25712157e0\/0_0_3500_2333\/master\/3500.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=c63720ab5d16533279469153e87364df 605w\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" sizes=\"605px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/23c1f34df02ebab0611bfd7ea5d61c25712157e0\/0_0_3500_2333\/master\/3500.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=057191634c6f12e99747b201768515a8 890w\" media=\"(min-width: 0px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 0px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" sizes=\"445px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/23c1f34df02ebab0611bfd7ea5d61c25712157e0\/0_0_3500_2333\/master\/3500.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=f45074e82adfe63c504fa9ad6a6fddcd 445w\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"445px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gu-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/23c1f34df02ebab0611bfd7ea5d61c25712157e0\/0_0_3500_2333\/master\/3500.jpg?width=300&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=e9dbe642d766a71656d3d84e3078f4be\" alt=\"A view of fans in the arena during the final.\" \/> <\/picture><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>In the beginning, it was complicated. From 3-1 up, Osaka suddenly looked frail. She began to catch her toss in the wind and her first serves flew beyond the service line. It was her opponent who dictated more rallies. As Brady radiated energy and verve, thus began a series of crucial games she led but could not close.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>At 3-3 on Osaka\u2019s serve, Brady forced her to 15-30 before Osaka landed two consecutive service winners. Brady then created a break point at 4-4, 30-40 after a wonderful, flicked one-handed backhand lob winner. Osaka saved the break point with a bold cross-court forehand winner and then she did just enough to hold serve.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brady led 40-15 at 4-5 on her serve before losing four points in a row to concede the set. And that was it. From haemorrhaging errors and falling 4-4 30-40 down, Osaka won five games in a row and never looked back.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The sequence reflected a common trait of the greatest champions: the opportunities they offer are limited and any opponent who fails to take advantage of them will pay.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"usn-toc-content\" class=\"Article__ColumnsContainer-sc-1a6pffr-1 huzSmq\">\n<div id=\"main-column\" class=\"Article__CenterColumn-sc-1a6pffr-3 kdXqIY\">\n<div class=\"Box-w0dun1-0 doFnmT\">\n<div class=\"Box-w0dun1-0 ImageCaptioned__ImageBox-sc-1yr50o7-1 iOBzTK jfeeWd\"><strong><picture class=\"sc-bdnylx eUOjDh\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/dims4\/USNEWS\/ff47bfe\/2147483647\/thumbnail\/970x647\/quality\/85\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.beam.usnews.com%2Fe7%2F3d34cbb7dd6a53a20ccfc8b7459eb2%2Ftag%3Areuters.com%2C2021%3Anewsml_LYNXMPEH1J06S%3A12021-02-20T100925Z_1_LYNXMPEH1J06S_RTROPTP_3_TENNIS-AUSOPEN.JPG\" media=\"(min-width: 640px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/dims4\/USNEWS\/ff47bfe\/2147483647\/thumbnail\/970x647\/quality\/85\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.beam.usnews.com%2Fe7%2F3d34cbb7dd6a53a20ccfc8b7459eb2%2Ftag%3Areuters.com%2C2021%3Anewsml_LYNXMPEH1J06S%3A12021-02-20T100925Z_1_LYNXMPEH1J06S_RTROPTP_3_TENNIS-AUSOPEN.JPG\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image__PictureImage-sc-412cjc-0 jxtDQQ Image-sc-412cjc-2 ImageCaptioned__FWImage-sc-1yr50o7-0 bMRcPZ zViWM\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/dims4\/USNEWS\/6e96ca0\/2147483647\/thumbnail\/640x420\/quality\/85\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.beam.usnews.com%2Fe7%2F3d34cbb7dd6a53a20ccfc8b7459eb2%2Ftag%3Areuters.com%2C2021%3Anewsml_LYNXMPEH1J06S%3A12021-02-20T100925Z_1_LYNXMPEH1J06S_RTROPTP_3_TENNIS-AUSOPEN.JPG\" alt=\"Reuters\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/dims4\/USNEWS\/6e96ca0\/2147483647\/thumbnail\/640x420\/quality\/85\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.beam.usnews.com%2Fe7%2F3d34cbb7dd6a53a20ccfc8b7459eb2%2Ftag%3Areuters.com%2C2021%3Anewsml_LYNXMPEH1J06S%3A12021-02-20T100925Z_1_LYNXMPEH1J06S_RTROPTP_3_TENNIS-AUSOPEN.JPG\" \/><\/picture><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ad-in-text-target\" class=\"Box-w0dun1-0 ArticleBody__ArticleBox-u2fa96-2 iOBzTK djLXKF\">\n<div class=\"Raw-slyvem-0 jsKuwX\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"KioskFirstClass__Container-sc-1mwqbdq-0 gExzSJ\">\n<div class=\"EmailInput__WrappedEmailForm-sc-1xp4cdv-4 KioskFirstClass__Input-sc-1mwqbdq-1 dacqqc bgfdIx\">\n<h1 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading\">WHO IS Naomi Osaka<\/h1>\n<div id=\"bodyContent\" class=\"mw-body-content\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<div class=\"mw-parser-output\">\n<p><strong>Naomi Osaka (<span lang=\"ja\" title=\"Japanese-language text\">\u5927\u5742 \u306a\u304a\u307f<\/span>, <i lang=\"ja-Latn\" title=\"Hepburn transliteration\">\u014csaka Naomi<span class=\"noitalic\">, <small>Japanese pronunciation:\u00a0<\/small><span class=\"IPA\" title=\"Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)\"><a title=\"Help:IPA\/Japanese\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/Japanese\">[o\u031e\u02d0s\u00e4k\u00e4 n\u00e4o\u031emi]<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/i>, born October 16, 1997) is a Japanese professional <a title=\"Tennis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tennis\">tennis<\/a> player. Osaka has been <a title=\"List of WTA number 1 ranked tennis players\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_WTA_number_1_ranked_tennis_players\">ranked No. 1<\/a> by the <a title=\"Women's Tennis Association\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women%27s_Tennis_Association\">Women&#8217;s Tennis Association<\/a> (WTA), and is the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles. She is a four-time <a title=\"Grand Slam (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_Slam_(tennis)\">Grand Slam<\/a> singles champion, and is the reigning champion at the <a title=\"2020 US Open (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2020_US_Open_(tennis)\">US Open<\/a> and the <a title=\"2021 Australian Open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2021_Australian_Open\">Australian Open<\/a>. Her seven titles on the WTA Tour also include two at the Premier Mandatory level. At the <a title=\"2018 US Open (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_US_Open_(tennis)\">2018 US Open<\/a> and the <a title=\"2019 Australian Open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019_Australian_Open\">2019 Australian Open<\/a>, Osaka won her first two Grand Slam singles titles in back-to-back Grand Slam tournaments, and is the first player to achieve this feat since <a title=\"Jennifer Capriati\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jennifer_Capriati\">Jennifer Capriati<\/a> in 2001.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Born in Japan to a Haitian father and a Japanese mother, Osaka has lived and trained in the United States since she was three years old. She came to prominence at the age of sixteen when she defeated former US Open champion <a title=\"Samantha Stosur\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samantha_Stosur\">Samantha Stosur<\/a> in her WTA Tour debut at the <a title=\"2014 Bank of the West Classic\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_Bank_of_the_West_Classic\">2014 Stanford Classic<\/a>. Two years later, she reached her first WTA final at the <a title=\"2016 Toray Pan Pacific Open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2016_Toray_Pan_Pacific_Open\">2016 Pan Pacific Open<\/a> in Japan to enter the top 50 of the WTA rankings. Osaka made her breakthrough into the upper echelon of women&#8217;s tennis in 2018 when she won her first WTA title at the <a title=\"2018 BNP Paribas Open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_BNP_Paribas_Open\">Indian Wells Open<\/a>. Later in the year, she defeated 23-time Grand Slam singles champion <a title=\"Serena Williams\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serena_Williams\">Serena Williams<\/a> in the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"2018 US Open \u2013 Women's Singles final\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Singles_final\">final<\/a> of the <a title=\"2018 US Open (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_US_Open_(tennis)\">US Open<\/a> to become the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam singles title. Since 2018, she has won a Grand Slam singles title in four consecutive years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Osaka is one of the most marketable athletes in the world, having been ranked eighth among all athletes in endorsement income in 2020. She was also the highest-earning female athlete of all time by annual income that year. Osaka has gained significant recognition as an activist, having showcased support for the <a title=\"Black Lives Matter\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Lives_Matter\">Black Lives Matter<\/a> movement in conjunction with her matches. She was named one of the 2020 <a title=\"Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sports_Illustrated_Sportsperson_of_the_Year\"><i>Sports Illustrated<\/i> Sportspersons of the Year<\/a> for her activism largely as part of her US Open championship run, and was also included on <a title=\"Time (magazine)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_(magazine)\"><i>Time<\/i><\/a>&#8216;s annual list of the <a title=\"Time 100\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_100\">100 most influential people in the world<\/a> in both 2019 and 2020. On the court, Osaka has an aggressive playing style with a powerful <a title=\"Serve (tennis)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serve_(tennis)\">serve<\/a> that can reach 201 kilometres per hour (125\u00a0mph).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naomi Osaka overpowers Jennifer Brady to win second Australian Open Straight-sets success secures fourth major tennis crown Osaka prevails 6-4, 6-3 at Melbourne Park Naomi Osaka with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after her straight-sets win against Jennifer Brady, who was in her first slam final. 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