Osaka Naomi (24, Japan) has established itself as a surefire successor to Serena Williams (40, USA) in women’s tennis.
In the women’s singles final of the Australian Open tennis tournament, which ended in Melbourne, Australia on the 20th, Osaka reached the top by defeating Jennifer Brady (24th place, USA) 2-0 (6-4 6-3). I won many times.
Among the nine major tournaments held between the 2018 US Open and this year’s Australian Open, the French Open last year was absent, and the probability of winning is a whopping 50% based on the major tournaments in which Osaka participated.
Also, during that period, the remaining five major championship trophies were awarded to different players.
Of the active female players, only two players have won major singles more than Osaka, Serena Williams (23 innings) and Venus Williams (7 innings).
Osaka, who participated in this competition as the third place in the world ranking, will rise to second place in the world ranking announced on the 22nd with this victory.
Currently, number one is Ashley Barty (25, Australia), and Barty’s only major championship in 2019 is the French Open, and has never even advanced to the finals of the major competitions other than that.
In particular, Osaka has advanced to the finals of the major tournament four times so far, setting a record of winning all.
This is a record 30 years after Monica Celes in 1991, and Roger Federer in the men’s division only achieved in 2004.
In addition, Osaka unconditionally won the championship if it entered the semifinals of the major competitions. The final, semi-final, and quarter-finals of the major competitions are 12 matches.
On that day, Osaka’s final opponent, Brady, praised Osaka’s’one shot when necessary’ saying, “Osaka made good use of shots when it was really needed and scored.”
In addition, Osaka allowed Garvigne Mugurusa (Spain) two match points in the round of 16 of this tournament, and was driven to the edge of the cliff and then survived.
Osaka is the 13th case of winning the women’s singles in previous major tournaments even after paying match points during the tournament. It has been 3 years since the 2018 Australian Open Caroline Bozniaki (Denmark).
Osaka, who was 21 years younger in 2018, when he achieved his first major championship, is now showing a stronger appearance at the height of the hurricane.
He doesn’t change much of his expression during the game as well as after confirming the championship, but his determination to win is stronger than anyone else.
Ahead of the finals of this competition, he said, “The name of the winner is engraved on the trophy, but people can’t remember the second place.” To those who criticize himself for being active in social issues, he said, “Every time I hear such a story, I also pledged to win more.”
Osaka actively took the side of the weak in political and social issues in the United States, such as wearing masks with the names of victims of racial discrimination in the United States at the US Open last year.
Osaka, a mixed-race athlete with a Japanese mother and a Haitian father, is the only female player in this tournament to have 50 serve aces, with a height of 180 cm and power.
It was second only to Serena Williams, who shot 202 km at 197 km per hour.
Combining innate physical conditions with experience and a strong determination to win, Osaka emerged as a leader in’Post Williams’.
“Osaka will achieve at least 10 major championships in the future,” said Matts Willander, who was in charge of commenting on this tournament at Eurosports, and said, “Osaka will be the best player on the hard court since the heyday of Williams.” .
“But, in the future, I have to make more grades in the clay court or the grass court,” said Billander.
Osaka has only the best performance in the third round (the final of 32) in the clay court competition, the French Open and Wimbledon held at the grass court.
All four major wins were recorded only in the hard court competitions, the Australian Open (2019-2021) and the US Open (2018/2020).
Pam Shriver, who is in charge of ESPN’s commentator, said, “It’s a matter of adaptation in the end.” “If you gain more experience with clay or grass courts, Osaka can become a threat regardless of the coat.”
After winning the championship that day, Osaka received a related question and said, “I want to win the clay court competition first,” and for that reason, “because the clay court competition will be held first”, they did not hide their motivation for winning again.
Osaka, which was also selected as the Women’s Player of the Year, selected by the Associated Press for all events last year for 21 consecutive wins, was especially named as the Forbes Most Income Female Player.
The French Open and Wimbledon, which will open at the end of May and June of this year, are expected to be a stage to test whether Osaka can manage the remaining clay courts and grass courts.