Naomi Osaka is about to start her Australian Open title defense. The Japanese champion conquered the tournament Down Under already twice in 2019 and 2021 and she is among the top favorites to win again this year.
Naomi Osaka had an amazing run last year in Melbourne, where she had to beat the likes of Serena Williams, Garbine Muguruza, and Jennifer Brady before winning the slam.
Here is a nice video from the Australian Open of Naomi’s best shots in 2021.
Naomi Osaka in 2022
Ranked no.14, Naomi played her last match on the 7th of January when she defeated world no.72 Andrea Petkovic 6-1 7-5 in the quarter in Melbourne (draw).
Currently, during this year Osaka has a 3-0 win-loss record. Naomi Osaka’s most significant result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Melbourne.
Serena Williams in 2022
Currently ranked no.47, Serena played her last match on the 29th of June 2021 when she had to retire when playing against world no.77 Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the 1st round and the scoreline was 3-3 .
Presently, during this year Serena Williams has achieved a composed 0-0 match record.
Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams played each other 4 times. Their actual head to head record is 3-1 for Osaka. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Naomi Osaka won 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) in February 2021.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Garbine Muguruza in 2022
Currently ranked no.3, Garbine played her last match on the 13th of January when she was overcome by world no.26 Darya Kasatkina 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Sydney (draw).
This season Garbine has a 1-1 match record.
Jennifer Brady in 2022
LWLWWLLWLW Currently ranked no.27, Jennifer played her last match on the 18th of August 2021 when she had to retire when playing against world no.28 Jelena Ostapenko in the 2nd round and the scoreline was 6-7(2) 5-4 .
During this season the American has a 0-0 record.
Garbine Muguruza and Jennifer Brady played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Brady. When they played, Jennifer Brady won 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Championships) in February 2020.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
