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Naomi Osaka wins 4th Slam trophy at Australian Open
Only two active women own more Slam titles than Osaka: Serena Williams, with 23, and her sister, Venus, with seven
The trouble for Naomi Osaka at Grand Slam tournaments comes in Week 1. Get beyond that stage at the hard-court majors, though, and start preparing to etch her name on the trophy.
Osaka won her fourth title in her past eight appearances at a Slam, emerging from what initially was a tight Australian Open final and pulling away by grabbing six consecutive games to beat Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday.
Japan’s Naomi Osaka celebrates after defeating United States’ Jennifer Brady during the women’s singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021..(AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)
Crowds will return to the Australian Open from tomorrow, with a 50 per cent capacity limit enforced for the final four days of the tournament.
Tennis Australia and health authorities agreed to allow masked punters to return to Melbourne Park after it was announced a five-day lockdown would be lifted at midnight tonight. The crowd will be capped at 7477 for each session, which is approximately 50 per cent capacity, Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley said.
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Serena Williams, right, serves to Russia s Anastasia Potapova during their third round match on Rod Laver Arena.(AP) Last week we had our first real experience of live sport with fans in the stands and the atmosphere was electric.