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Australian Open Women's Singles Final - Jennifer Brady vs Noami Osaka: Osaka is trying to finish this final soon but Brady takes a 15-0 lead only for Osaka to hit her back. A few unforced errors from the American mean Osaka breaks again!
Brady 0-4 Osaka🎾
Australian Open Women's Singles Final - Jennifer Brady vs Noami Osaka: Osaka is on fire as she works Brady to a T. The Japanese makes a double fault but and Brady then s back in it as Osaka makes an unforced error on the backhand but holds serve.
Brady🎾 0-3 Osaka
Australian Open Women's Singles Final - Jennifer Brady vs Noami Osaka: Osaka is up 30-0 as Brady messes up. She fights back to make it 30-30. Osaka breaks serve with a couple of powerful winners.
Brady 0-2 Osaka🎾
Australian Open Women's Singles Final - Jennifer Brady vs Noami Osaka: Osaka starts brightly and is 30-0 up. Brady is back in it at 15-30as Osaka messes up a backhand and then makes it 30-30 with a forehand winner. Osaka holds serve
Brady🎾 0-1 Osaka
Australian Open Women's Singles Final - Jennifer Brady vs Noami Osaka: Brady is 15-0 as Naomi misses a backhand return adn is 30-0 up with a forehand winner. She then plays an unforced error on her backhand but Osaka hits long with her own backhand and the American is up 40-15. Osaka is back in it at 30-40 as Brady misses a return and it is deuce as she double faults. Osaka has the advantage as Brady hit long. And Osaka break serve and takes the set.
Brady 4-6 Osaka
Australian Open Women's Singles Final - Jennifer Brady vs Noami Osaka: Osaka's serve is troubling her and Brady is up 30-15. She misses her return twice and Osaka makes it 30-30. What court coverage from Brady as she runs from deep to lob Osaka from a drop. She is up 40-30. Osaka hits back with a well-placed forehand and it is deuce. Brady hits the net and Osaka has the advantage. She holds serve!
Brady🎾 4-5 Osaka
Australian Open Women's Singles Final - Jennifer Brady vs Noami Osaka: Brady start brightly and is up 15-o but Osaka hits her with a huge forearm winner to be back in it at 15-15. Brady responds with one of her own and is up 30-15. She hits the net and Osaka is 30-30. Osaka leads as Brady hits the net on her backhand return. Osaka hits the net and it is deuce. Brady hits wide and Osaka has the advantage. Brady plays two back-to-back shots to have the advantage. Osaka is back in it as Brady hits long. Beautiful backhand from Brady and is advantage and holds serve with an ace.
Brady 4-4 Osaka🎾
Australian Open Women's Singles Final - Jennifer Brady vs Noami Osaka: Osaka is missing her winners now and Brady is 15-30. Brady though hits the net and is 30 all. Osaka unleashes an ace and is up 40-30. Brady misses again and Osaka holds serve.
Brady🎾 3-4 Osaka
Australian Open Women's Singles Final - Jennifer Brady vs Noami Osaka: Confident backhand from Brady and she is up 15-0. Another good shot, this time from her forehand, on her second serve and is up 30-0. Osaka hits the net on her backhand return and Brady is up 40-0. She holds serve at love.
Brady 3-3 Osaka🎾
Level 🆙@jennifurbrady95 breaks straight back and consolidates to draw level with Osaka, 3-3 in the first set.#AO2021 | #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/FcSRlft3zm
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) February 20, 2021
Australian Open Women's Singles Final - Jennifer Brady vs Noami Osaka: Osaka places her return to end the rally and is up 15-0. Brady double faults and is behind. Osaka and looking to get away with the final but Brady is fighting to stay in the first set. She leads Osaka 15-30 as the Japanese hits long. Osaka is back in it as Brady hits long. Beautiful from Osaka as she powers a forearm down the line and then reaches the net to finish the point off. 40-30. Osaka faults on her backhand and it is deuce. Brady has advantage as Osaka double faults. She breaks back as Osaka hits the net.
Brady🎾 2-3 Osaka
Australian Open Women's Singles Final - Jennifer Brady vs Noami Osaka: Osaka places her return to end the rally and is up 15-0. Brady double faults and is behind. Osaka is up 40-0 as Brady hits is wide on her backhand! Osaka breaks serve first in the final as Brady double faults again.
Brady 1-3 Osaka 🎾
Australian Open Women's Singles Final - Jennifer Brady vs Noami Osaka: Brady and Osaka make unforced errors and it is 15-15. Brady hits long and is up 30-15. It is long again on the return and Osaka is 40-15 up. Osaka holds serve as Brady is long.
Brady🎾 1-2 Osaka
Australian Open Women's Singles Final - Jennifer Brady vs Noami Osaka: Brady is up 15-0 as Osaka hits a return long. The American is up 30-0 as Osaka's return is wide. She gets an ace on her second serve and is up 40-0. A double fault means Osaka is back in it at 40-15. An unforced error on her second serve and Osaka is 30-40. Brady returns wide and it is deuce. Osaka hits long and its advantage Brady. She returns long and it is deuce again. Brady's serve hits the rim of Osaka's racquet and off it goes. Brady holds serve as Osaka hits wide.
Brady 1-1 Osaka🎾
Australian Open Women's Singles Final - Jennifer Brady vs Noami Osaka: Osaka starts the match by serving and gets the first point on board as Brady fails to get a return on the second serve. An ace later, Osaka is up 30-0. Another and she is 40-0 up. Another and she holds serve at love.
Brady🎾 0-1 Osaka
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The final round of the first Grand Slam Tennis tournament of 2021 is upon us and this is where we will see Japan’s Naomi Osaka take on the United States’ Jennifer Brady on Saturday, February 20.
Jennifer Brady vs Noami Osaka - Australian Open Women's Singles Final: The numbers that matter!
Power. Stamina. Precision. 💪🏆
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) February 20, 2021
Some key numbers ahead of the #AO2021 women's singles final between @naomiosaka and @jennifurbrady95 📊@Infosys | #AusOpenWithInfosys | #NextNeverStops | #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/OGC4tk4fHi
Head-to-head: Osaka 2-1 Brady
2020 US Open (semi-final): Osaka bt Brady 7-6 (7/1), 3-6, 6-3
2018 Charleston (R64): Osaka bt Brady 6-4, 6-4
2014 New Braunfels (R32): Brady bt Osaka 6-4, 6-4
...and the last time they faced off!
Game. Set. Naomi Osaka.
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 11, 2020
She's into the #USOpen final once again after defeating Brady in a three-set battle.@naomiosaka I #USOpen pic.twitter.com/8OXzOJnC8O
Naomi Osaka warming up for her fourth Grand Slam title?
Osaka is on a 20-match unbeaten streak! The 2019 champion has dropped only one set en route to the final and is aiming for her fourth Grand Slam title.
Warmin' up with @naomiosaka 🔥#AusOpen | #AO2021 pic.twitter.com/iwHLwlZ3A1
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) February 20, 2021
Jennifer Brady getting warmed-up!
Brady, who is a former college player, is playing her maiden Grand Slam final. The 25-year-old will look to avenge her U.S. Open defeat against Naomi Osaka, who beat the American in the semi-final before sealing the title.
Grand Slam final vibes 😃🏆
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) February 20, 2021
Preparations are ramping up for @jennifurbrady95 💪#AusOpen | #AO2021 pic.twitter.com/oXE6rrFShf
Naomi Osaka's path to the final:
1st rd: bt Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 6-1, 6-2
2nd rd: bt Caroline Garcia (FRA) 6-2, 6-3
3rd rd: bt Ons Jabeur (TUN x27) 6-3, 6-2
4th rd: bt Garbine Muguruza (ESP x14) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
Quarter-final: bt Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) 6-2, 6-2
Semi-final: bt Serena Williams (USA x10) 6-3, 6-4
Jennifer Brady's path to the final:
1st rd: bt Aliona Bolsova (ESP) 6-1, 6-3
2nd rd: bt Madison Brengle (USA) 6-1, 6-2
3rd rd: bt Kaja Juvan (SLO) 6-1, 6-3
4th rd: bt Donna Vekic (CRO x28) 6-1, 7-5
Quarter-final: bt Jessica Pegula (USA) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
Semi-final: bt Karolina Muchova (CZE x25) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
It is 3rd seed Naomi Osaka or Jennifer Brady, seeded 22 - who will win?
It all comes down to this 🏆@naomiosaka 🆚 @jennifurbrady95
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) February 20, 2021
Your predictions please 👇@Kia_Worldwide | #Kia | #MovementThatInspires | #KiaTennis | #AusOpen | #AO2021
Naomi Osaka -
Registered her third win in four meetings against Serena Williams to reach the final.
Picked up her third Grand Slam title at the 2020 US Open, coming from a set and a break down to beat Victoria Azarenka in the final.
Won widespread praise last year for her passionate support of the Black Lives Matter movement and was also named as the world's highest paid female athlete by Forbes, overtaking Williams.
Beat Petra Kvitova in three sets two years ago to win her first Australian Open, her second consecutive major after lifting her maiden Slam in a controversial 2018 US Open final against Williams.
She has never lost in Grand Slam final in her three previous appearances.
Age: 23
World ranking: 3
Prize money: $17,770,234
Career titles: 6
Grand Slam titles: 3
Australian Open best: Champion (2019)
Coach: Wim Fissette
Jennifer Brady -
Making her maiden Slam final appearance after reaching her first major semi at last year's US Open, where she lost to Osaka.
Was forced into a 14-day hard quarantine after arriving in Australia, while other players were allowed out of their hotels to train for up to five hours a day.
Brady, who is yet to face a higher-ranked player at this year's Open, won her debut tour title at Lexington in 2020 in her first WTA final appearance, defeating Jil Teichmann of Switzerland.
Age: 25
World ranking: 24
Prize money: $2,014,115
Career titles: 1
Grand Slam titles: 0
Australian Open best: Final (2021)
Coach: Michael Geserer
Hello and welcome to the 2021 Australian Open women's singles final.
Naomi Osaka seeded third is gunning for her fourth Grand Slam and maintain her 20-match winning streak against 22nd seed Jennifer Brady.
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