‘A changing of the guard’: The ’emotional’ reality Williams must face in Osaka triumph – Wide World of Sports

Women’s tennis is witnessing a “changing of the guard” as the sun sets on Serena Williams’ illustrious career and rises on Naomi Osaka.
That’s the word from tennis greats Alicia Molik and Sam Smith who have heralded Osaka’s 2021 Australian Open crown as a landmark moment in the modern women’s game.
In claiming her fourth Grand Slam title and her second at Melbourne Park, Osaka catapults herself among welcome company in being just one of a few players in the modern era to have one a quartet of slams.
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