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.

Melbourne
Osaka's Record

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

Osaka
Brady
6-4 6-3
1h:17
69
69
Total points
54
54
22
22
Winners
18
18
32%
32%
Ratio Winners
33%
33%
24
24
Unforced
31
31
44%
44%
Ratio Unforced
56%
56%
4/5
4/5
Net Approaches
2/3
2/3
80%
80%
Perc
67%
67%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
2
2
2
2
Double Faults
4
4
48%
48%
1st in
48%
48%
73%
73%
1st won
62%
62%
22/30
22/30
1st won
18/29
18/29
55%
55%
2nd won
42%
42%
18/33
18/33
2nd won
13/31
13/31
197
197
Fastest serve
184
184
176
176
AVG 1st Serve
175
175
125
125
AVG 2nd Serve
141
141
-- Break Points --
4/5
4/5
Total
2/4
2/4
80%
80%
Won
50%
50%
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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

1st Set -
Osaka HTML
OsakaBrady
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0
0
B
0
0

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

).
2nd Set -
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0
0
0
0

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).