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Naomi Osaka defeats Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 to win second Australian Open title at Melbourne Park
Naomi Osaka has won her second Australian Open championship in three years following a straight-sets victory over Jennifer Brady in the women’s final at Melbourne Park.
Key points:
- Osaka broke Brady’s serve four times during the final, which she won 6-4, 6-3
- She now has four major singles titles, having also won two US Opens
- Brady reached the final after going through hard quarantine before the tournament
The third-seeded Osaka, who first lifted the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup in 2019, triumphed 6-4, 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena.
It is the Japanese star’s second-straight major title, following her US Open win last September, and the fourth in her young career.
Brady, the tournament’s 22nd seed, was making her debut in the final of a major.
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