Naomi Osaka is playing an extremely solid slam this year at the Australian Open. The Japanese sensation outclassed Serena Williams in the semifinal, and she will face Jennifer Brady for the title.
In the meantime, Naomi had one of her moments when she was asked to give her routine message on the camera, following her win over Serena. Osaka couldn’t miss the chance to troll her sister Mari writing:
“Mari stop sending weird images in the groupchat!”
Naomi had a message for her sister Mari 😆 @naomiosaka pic.twitter.com/19ViwYIWOa
— ESPN (@espn) February 18, 2021
Naomi Osaka and her sister Mari
Naomi has a fantastic relationship with her sister Mari that is 1 year older than her. The world no.3 started playing tennis against her sister who used to beat her when they were young. Them obviously, something changed. Mari is currently ranked no.335 with a world no.280 career-high.
Osaka at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.3, Naomi has a 9-0 match record in 2021. Naomi is playing at the Australian Open where she ousted 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, Su-Wei Hsieh 6-2 6-2 and Serena Williams 6-3 6-4.
Naomi Osaka will face Brady in the final. Their record is 2-1 for Osaka.
Naomi won 6 titles in her career: all of them conquered on hard courts. (See the list of her titles)
Brady at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2021
At the moment ranked no.24 (career-high), the American owns an overall 9-2 record in 2021. Brady is participating at the Australian Open where she bested Aliona Bolsova 6-1 6-3, Madison Brengle 6-1 6-2, Kaja Juvan 6-1 6-3, Donna Vekic 6-1 7-5, Jessica Pegula 4-6 6-2 6-1 and Karolina Muchova 6-4 3-6 6-4.
Jennifer Brady will fight against Osaka in the final. Their record is 2-1 for Osaka.
Naomi Osaka and Jennifer Brady squared off just twice. Their actual record is 2-0 for Osaka. The last time they played, Naomi Osaka won 7-6(1) 3-6 6-3 in the semifinal in New York (U.S. Open) in September 2020.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Serena Williams in 2021
At the moment ranked no.11, Serena Williams played her last match on the 18th of February when she surrendered to Naomi Osaka 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal of the Australian Open (draw).
Until now, during this year Serena Williams has a 8-1 record. Serena Williams’s best result of this year was reaching the semifinal in Melbourne and at the Australian Open.
