Japanese star Naomi Osaka has bagged her fourth Grand slam title after seeing off American Jennifer Brady 6-4 6-3 in the finals of the Australian Open, just months after winning the 2020 US open.
Osaka rose to fame after beating Serena Williams in the 2018 US open finals to win her maiden grand slam title, a year later she saw off petra Kvitova in the finals of the Australian Open to win back to back grand slam titles.
She now joins a list of six other active elite players to have won four major titles including the William sisters,Nadal, Djokovic, Federer and Kim Clijsters.
On course to winning the Australian Open,Osaka had to go past two-time spanish champion Garbine Muguruza and Serena williams who has 23 grand slam titles to her name.
Naomi Osaka will now be seeded second just behind Australian Ashley Barty as eyes turn to the men’s singles final pitting world No.1 Novak Djokovic against Russian Daniil Medvedev.
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