Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams are going to face each other for the 4th time in their career and the great news is that it is going to happen in front of a crowd. The government of Victoria has confirmed that the current curfew will be lifted from Thursday and therefore the last 4 days of the major will have a crowd.
According to Tennis Australia’s statement, they can have approximately 50% of capacity filled by 7,477 fans.
This was the official statement
“We look forward to welcoming fans back to the Australian Open for the next four days and to finishing the event safely and on a high,” Australian Open Tournament Director Craig Tiley said.
“The crowd will be capped at 7,477 for each session, which is approximately 50 per cent capacity.
“Last week we had our first real experience of live sport with fans in the stands and the atmosphere was electric. The players appreciated the opportunity to compete in front of crowds for the first time in almost a year, and many spoke about how emotional it was to connect with fans again.
“The COVIDSafe measures we had in place will continue, and we’ve opened up the zones so everyone can access the full site and enjoy both Grand Slam Oval and Garden Square.
“We are all looking forward to an incredible four days of tennis and can’t wait to see everyone back at the AO.”
Serena Williams vs. Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams fought against each other 3 times. Their actual record is 2-1 for Osaka.
Osaka at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.3, Naomi has achieved a 8-0 match record in 2021. Osaka is now having a run at the Australian Open where she managed to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 6-2, Caroline Garcia 6-2 6-3, Ons Jabeur 6-3 6-2, Garbine Muguruza 4-6 6-4 7-5 and Su-Wei Hsieh 6-2 6-2.
Osaka won 6 titles in her career: all of them conquered on hard courts. (See the list of her titles)
Serena Williams at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.11, Serena Williams owns a compiled 8-0 record in 2021. Serena is currently playing at the Australian Open where she conquered Laura Siegemund 6-1 6-1, Nina Stojanovic 6-3 6-0, Anastasia Potapova 7-65 6-2, Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 2-6 6-4 and Simona Halep 6-3 6-3.
Serena Williams won 73 titles in her career: 43 on hard courts, 13 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts, 2 on carpet courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
