Naomi Osaka says nobody remembers a loser — and she doesn’t plan to be one when she tries to win a fourth Grand Slam crown against Jennifer Brady in the Australian Open final on Saturday.
A second trophy at Melbourne Park would mean the 23-year-old from Japan has won half of the majors she’s contested since her first at the US Open final in 2018 — an infamous match forever remembered for Serena Williams’s implosion.
Osaka’s demolition of Williams in the semifinal on Thursday ended the 39-year-old’s latest attempt to win an elusive record-equalling 24th Slam title and reinforced the belief that a new generation is taking over from the American.
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