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Osaka climbs to second after Australian Open triumph
The Japanese star beat Jennifer Brady of the US in straight sets in the final to lift the trophy in Melbourne for the second time in three years.
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Osaka aims to inspire new generation - but says Williams is still the queen
But the Japanese star, a four-time major-winner at the age of just 23, insisted America's Serena Williams, 39 -- who has 23 Slam crowns -- remains the face of the women's game.
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Japan's celebrations rocket into orbit as Osaka's win takes off
Astronaut Soichi Noguchi wrote from space "Naomi Osaka, congratulations on the victory," with a gold-medal emoji.
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Japan's Osaka beats Brady to win Australian Open
Osaka edged a tight first set and broke the American twice in the second to win 6-4, 6-3 in 77 minutes in front of thousands of fans at Rod Laver Arena.
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Is long reign over for Williams, queen of Melbourne Park?
Serena Williams has been playing the Australian Open since 1998 - when Naomi Osaka, her semi-final conqueror, was a baby - and has grown to rule the tournament with seven titles, an Open-era record.
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Osaka shatters Williams record bid to make Australian Open final
The Japanese third seed swept past the American veteran 6-3, 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena in front of thousands of fans allowed back in after Melbourne lifted a snap five-day lockdown.
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Williams to face 'incredible' Osaka after statement win over Halep
The seven-time champion, in her 20th Australian Open and 77th Grand Slam, raised her intensity and accuracy to beat the Romanian second seed 6-3, 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena.
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Confident Osaka 'at ease' after storming into Australian Open semis
The Japanese three-time Grand Slam champion overcame the Taiwanese world number 71's unorthodox style 6-2, 6-2 in an all-Asian quarter-final.
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Serena, Osaka off to flying starts as delayed Australian Open begins
Serena Williams started her quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title in style with a 6-1, 6-1 romp past Germany's Laura Siegemund in 56 minutes.
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Tennis star Osaka slams 'ignorant' sexist comments by Tokyo Olympics chief
Osaka, a leading face of the Games in her home nation, joined growing criticism of former Japanese prime minister Yoshiro Mori, 83, after he complained that women speak for too long in meetings.
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LeBron, Osaka, Mahomes among SI Sportspersons of the Year
SI's annual Sportsperson of the Year was The Activist Athlete and paid tribute to off-field activities by James, Osaka, Mahomes and his NFL teammate Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and Women's NBA champion Breanna Stewart.
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US Open champion Osaka withdraws from French Open with injury
The French Open is due to start on 27 September at Roland Garros, rescheduled from earlier in the year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Osaka's third Grand Slam, anti-racism stand, hailed in Japan
Osaka, of Japanese and Haitian heritage, wore different masks for each of her seven matches in the tournament, honouring victims of racial injustice and police brutality.
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'Positive' Osaka beats Brady to reach US Open final
The Japanese 2018 US Open champion overcame the 25-year-old American 7-6 (7/1), 3-6, 6-3 in 2hr 8min under the roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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Osaka, Zverev into US Open last four
Osaka, the tournament's fourth seed, swept aside unseeded Shelby Rogers in straight sets to set up a match with Jennifer Brady for a place in Saturday's final.
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Djokovic brushes aside Struff to advance in New York
The three-times champion at Flushing Meadows was never really pushed by the German, who has taken just one set off the Serb in their five career meetings.
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Osaka using US Open as platform for activism
The 22-year-old fourth seed has spoken out repeatedly in the wake of the protests that swept the United States following the death of George Floyd during a confrontation with police in May.
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Injured Osaka out of Western & Southern Open final
'I'm sorry to have to withdraw today with an injury,' said Naomi Osaka, who is currently on the Monday night schedule at the US Open where she is due to play fellow Japanese Misaki Doi in the first round.
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Serena has tricky US Open path in search of 24th Slam
The women's draw unveiled Thursday ahead of Monday's start of the Flushing Meadows fortnight in a spectator-less COVID-19 quarantine bubble offers some challenges for the 38-year-old third seed.
