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Naomi Osaka beats Serena Williams to book spot in Australian Open women’s final
Naomi Osaka is through to her second Australian Open final in three years following a straight-sets victory over seven-time champion Serena Williams.
Key points:
- Osaka defeated Williams 6-3, 6-4 in the first women’s semi-final
- The third seed won the Melbourne Park title in 2019
- She will face Jennifer Brady in the final
Osaka, the 2019 winner, ended Williams’s Melbourne Park campaign with the 6-3, 6-4 triumph on Rod Laver Arena.
The Japanese third seed, who is the reigning US Open champion, has the chance to claim back-to-back majors in Saturday’s final.
She will face Jennifer Brady in the tournament decider after the 22nd-seeded American beat Karolína Muchová 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the second semi-final.
Williams’s defeat leaves her sitting on 23…
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