Naomi Osaka beats Jennifer Brady 6-4 6-3 in the final in Melbourne on Saturday. The match lasted 1 hour and 17 minutes. This is the 2nd time she won this tournament that the Japanese wins the tournament and it’s Naomi’s 4th slam.
The Japanese added $ 1,250,000 to her prize money after conquering this final. She has earned $ 2,750,000 in total after winning this tournament.
Naomi was just too good for the entire match. Jennifer had a comeback when she recovered from a 1-3 deficit to make it even (3-3). However, that was it.
Highlights Naomi Osaka vs. Jennifer Brady Australian Open – Melbourne
Osaka’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:17
At the end of the match, Osaka scored 69 points vs. Jennifer’s 54.
Osaka
The Japanese didn’t lose the focus when converting 80% of the break points that she procured (4/5).
Brady
On the other side, Brady was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that she procured points (2/4). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the encounter.
After this contest, the head to head between Osaka and Brady is 3-1 for Naomi.
This was the 7th career title for the Japanese. (see list of the title). The American remains with 1 title after she conquered the tournament in Lexington 2020.
Live score progression and stats
Naomi won the set after she broke Jennifer in the 4th (3-1) and in the 10th (6-4) game. Jennifer tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5th (3-2) game. However, Naomi didn’t lose the lead to conquer the set 6-4.
They contested 68 points. Osaka won 8 more points than Jennifer (38-30). Osaka lost 11 points on serve (20-11). on the other side of the net, Jennifer conceded 18 points on serve (19-18).
Osaka conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. However, that was not enough for Osaka to win the set as the American succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (1-4) game.
Certainly, a key moment was when the Japanese won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to bring the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.
The Japanese was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 4th game (3-0 15-40). On the other side, Jennifer converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 5th game (0-4 40-A and 40-A).
They played 54 points. Naomi was the one to win the set after conquering 8 more points than Brady (31-23). The Japanese surrendered 12 points on serve (20-12). on the other side of the net, the American conceded 11 points on serve (11-11).
