Japan's Naomi Osaka (L) greets Serena Williams at the end of their women's singles semi-final match on day 11 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on February 18, 2021.

Osaka, 23, is the No. 3 seed for this year's Australian Open. Her three Grand Slam titles came in the 2018 US Open (over Williams), the 2019 Australian Open (over Petra Kvitova) and the 2020 US ...

Osaka has won 79.5 percent of her first serve points during the Australian Open 2021, the best percentage of any player who reached at least the second round.

Naomi Osaka maintained her dominance at hard-court majors by defeating Jennifer Brady in straight sets in the 2021 Australian Open women's singles final. Osaka claimed her fourth Grand Slam title ...

It was a rematch worth watching. At the 2021 Australian Open women's singles final on Saturday, Feb. 20, Japan's Naomi Osaka bested American Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3.

That was the case before the 2021 Australian Open, but Osaka furthered that point with another win. Since January 2019, Osaka and Ashleigh Barty have alternated as the No. 1-ranked women's singles ...

Osaka last won the Australian Open in 2019, while No. 22 seed Brady had never previously been in a Grand Slam final. "She's such an inspiration to us all," Brady said about Osaka after the match.

Naomi Osaka of Japan reacts during her first round match against Camila Osorio of Colombia at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.

In a rematch of the 2018 U.S. Open women’s singles final, Serena Williams, 39, took on Naomi Osaka, 23, in the semi-finals of the 2021 Australian Open. Four years removed from Serena’s last ...

Japan's Naomi Osaka, left, is congratulated by United States' Serena Williams after winning their semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Feb ...

Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams Will Face Off in the 2021 Australian Open Semifinals The tennis superstars will play each other Thursday to determine who reaches the women's singles finals ...