Naomi Osaka beats Jennifer Brady to clinch Women’s Singles Title

Naomi Osaka holds trophy during an on-court interview after winning Australian Open in Melbourne yesterday. Image: twitter.com/AustralianOpen/

Japan’s Naomi Osaka dismissed Jennifer Brady in straight sets to win the Australian Open in dominant style for her fourth Grand Slam title yesterday.

Osaka edged a tight first set but controlled the second to win 6-4, 6-3 in 77 minutes in front of thousands of fans at Rod Laver Arena.

Third seed Osaka preserves her 100 percent record in Grand Slam finals after winning the 2018 and 2020 US Opens and the 2019 title in Melbourne.

In Men’s Singles, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will take on fourth seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the finals today at 2 pm (IST).

This post was published on February 21, 2021 5:00 pm