Naomi Osaka is delighted with the championship cup after winning the women’s singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament on the 20th. AP Yonhap News
Osaka Naomi (3rd place, Japan) won the women’s singles championship in the Australian Open tennis tournament (total prize money of 80 million Australian dollars, approximately 66.8 billion won).
Osaka defeated Jennifer Brady (24th place, USA) 2-0 (6-4 6-3) in the women’s singles final on the 13th day of the tournament held in Melbourne, Australia on the 20th. Osaka recaptured the top of the Australian Open in two years following 2019, and won the fourth ever singles in major tournaments following the 2018 and 2020 US Opens. The winning prize is AUD 2.75 million, and about 2.39 billion won in Korean money. With this victory, Osaka has risen to second place in the world rankings announced on the 22nd. In addition, since 2018, it has continued to win major tournaments for the last 4 consecutive years, solidifying its position as the absolute powerhouse in women’s singles. Osaka recently continued their 21st consecutive win streak, and in 30 years after Monica Celes in 1991, they climbed to the women’s singles four times in major tournaments and became the player who won all four. In addition, he has also increased the record for the most singles wins in major tournaments by Asian nationals. Other than Osaka, the only Asian nationals who have reached the top of the singles in major tournaments are Lina (retired, China), women’s singles champion at the 2011 French Open and the 2014 Australian Open.
Osaka first broke the opponent’s serve game in the first set and ran to 3-1, immediately giving the serve game and allowing a 3-3 tie. After facing 4-4, the balance was broken due to Brady’s mistake. Brady, who lags behind with a game score of 4-5, gave a deuce with a double fault after leading 40-15 in his sub-game, and in a situation where the ball hit the net during a forehand smashing opportunity, he lost the first set. The second set ran 4-0 as soon as Osaka started, pressing Brady in the last set, and finally winning the championship in 1 hour and 17 minutes.
Brady, who won the final of the major tournament for the first time in her life, defeated Osaka in the semifinals of last year’s US Open 1-2 (6-7<1-7> 6-3 After losing to 3-6), he lost in New Year’s lust. Osaka maintained the 3-1 advantage in their opponents. In the number of sub-aces on this day, Osaka led 6-2, and the number of successful attacks was 16-15, with Osaka one more. As for the maximum speed of the serve, Osaka recorded 197km, overtaking the 184km Brady.
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