AUSTRALIAN OPEN : NAOMI OSAKA WINS CHAMPIONSHIP IN 3-SET EPIC THRILLLER VS. PETRA KVITOVA; BECOMES NEW WORLD NO. 1 !
A NEW SUPERSTAR IN TENNIS IS BORN.
JAPANESE YOUNGSTER NAOMI OSAKA HAS MADE HISTORY DOWN UNDER, BECOMING THE FIRST-EVER JAPANESE TO WIN THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN, BEATING 2-TIME WIMBLEDON CHAMPION PETRA KVITOVA IN A 3-SET SEE-SAW EPIC THRILLER, 7-6; 5-7; 6-4.
WITH HER HISTORIC VICTORY, NAOMI OSAKA WILL ALSO BECOME THE NEW WORLD NO.1 - - THE FIRST ASIAN EVER, MALE OF FEMALE, TO BE RANKED WORLD NO. 1 !
OSAKA ALSO IS THE FIRST PLAYER IN WOMEN’S TENNIS TO WIN THE US-AUSSIE BACK-TO-BACK GRAND SLAM CROWNS IN 18 YEARS.
AND, APART FROM THE COOL HISTORIC RECORDS SHE'S JUST MADE, SHE WILL ALSO TAKE HOME A HANDSOME AUD $4.1 MILLION DOLLAR CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZE CHECK - - THE BIGGEST 'AUSTRALIAN OPEN' CASH PRIZE, TO DATE.
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN INCREDIBLE SAGA OF ‘TRIUMPH OVER TRAGEDY’ FOR HER OPPONENT PETRA KVITOVA - - FROM A HORRIFIC KNIFE ATTACK IN 2016 TO HOLDING A GRAND SLAM TROPHY AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - BUT THE YOUNG JAPANESE PROVED ALL OF HER SALT’S WORTH WITH AN ASTONISHING COMEBACK AFTER BLOWING 3 CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS IN THE 2ND SET.
JAPANESE YOUNGSTER NAOMI OSAKA MAKES HISTORY,
BECOMING THE FIRST-EVER ASIAN TO BE RANKED
WORLD NO. 1. OSAKA WINS HER SECOND GRAND
SLAM CROWN, AFTER BEATING FORMER WORLD NO.2
PETRA KVITOVA, IN A 3-SET EPIC THRILLER,
7-6; 5-7; 6-4, AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL. IT'S OSAKA'S
BACK-TO-BACK GRAND SLAM IN A ROW, AFTER
WINNING THE US OPEN JUST 4 MONTHS AGO.
OSAKA TOOK THE 1ST SET IN A NERVY TIEBREAK, 7-6, BUT CRUMBLED IN THE 2ND SET WITH 3 GLARING CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS RIGHT BEFORE HER AT 5-3, LOSING 4 STRAIGHT GAMES IN A ROW, GIVING AWAY THE 2ND SET, 5-7, INSTEAD.
IN TEARS, NAOMI OSAKA QUICKLY WENT FOR A TOILET BREAK AFTER THE DISASTER, HER HEAD COVERED WITH TOWEL, RECOMPOSED HERSELF AND RECOVERED FROM THE NEAR-MELTDOWN.
IN THE DECIDER, OSAKA CONTINUED PUMMELLING KVITOVA WITH HER FEROCIOUS FOREHANDS, FINALLY CLOSING OUT THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH ON HER SERVE IN THE 3RD, 6-4.
NAOMI OSAKA, JUST 21 YEARS OF AGE, WON HER FIRST GRAND SLAM JUST A LITTLE OVER 4 MONTHS AGO AT THE 2018 US OPEN, BEATING SERENA WILLIAMS IN A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH THAT WAS WAY FULL OF DRAMA.
THE YOUNG OSAKA SEEMINGLY HAS RECOVERED FROM THAT 'EMOTIONALLY TRAUMATIC' VICTORY AT THE US OPEN, HAS NOW SHOWN SHE HAS THE NERVES AND MINDSET OF A GREAT CHAMPION.
WATCH THIS YOUNG GIRL, WIN MORE GRAND SLAMS AND WRITE HER NAME IN THE HISTORY BOOKS OF TENNIS.
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.@Naomi_Osaka_ is the Australian Open 2019 champion 🏆— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 26 January 2019
She def. Petra Kvitova 7-6(2) 5-7 6-4.#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/XU0Of8Unzi
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SENSATIONAL 🙌 🇯🇵— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) 26 January 2019
Australian Open champion 🏆
New World No.1 👑
Congratulations @Naomi_Osaka_ #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/E2IxSLQ63O
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CHAMPION!— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) 26 January 2019
Naomi Osaka wins the Australian Open women's singles title for the first time with a dramatic victory over Petra Kvitova.
Reaction 📻📱💻 👉 https://t.co/axHcRLODpV#AusOpen #bbctennis pic.twitter.com/lo17GXrg2w
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A year ago, @Naomi_Osaka_ was ranked 72nd in the world.— ESPN (@espn) 26 January 2019
With her Australian Open win, she will be No. 1. pic.twitter.com/xGW9HNmpti
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— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 26 January 2019
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— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 26 January 2019
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January 2018: No. 72— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) 26 January 2019
January 2019: No. 1
Congratulations to the first-ever Asian World No. 1, @Naomi_Osaka_.#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/FIbNkfWgln
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🏆 BACK-TO-BACK GRAND SLAM TITLES FOR NAOMI OSAKA 🏆— SuperSport (@SuperSportTV) 26 January 2019
She's beaten Petra Kvitova 7-6 5-7 6-4 to claim the #AusOpen title and become the new world number one 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/UTibDS6x08
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BREAKING: Naomi Osaka has beaten Petra Kvitova 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to win her first Australian Open title #ssn pic.twitter.com/7puhUJvs5p— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) 26 January 2019
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#AOChampion— ITF (@ITF_Tennis) 26 January 2019
Back-to-back Grand Slam winner 💪
Asia's first ever singles world No.1 🔝
Congratulations @Naomi_Osaka_ pic.twitter.com/MuVvCEORSP
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Words don't do it justice.— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 26 January 2019
Check out the best photos from the epic #AusOpen women's final 👉 https://t.co/BoczE5WdqB pic.twitter.com/a43Nzpzp1y
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The emotion.— Live Tennis (@livetennis) 26 January 2019
Not since Jennifer Capriati in 2001 has a player won their first & second Grand Slam titles at consecutive majors.
She will be the first Asian player, male or female, to rank no. 1.
What a star we have in 21-year-old @Naomi_Osaka_. pic.twitter.com/fVJavD5QGI
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Naomi Osaka wins Australian Open women's final after beating Petra Kvitova in three set epic – live! https://t.co/fOho3CJWN4 pic.twitter.com/nQ0oZGYtYp— Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) 26 January 2019
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Naomi Osaka blew three championship points in the second set.— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 26 January 2019
She left the court in tears.
But the 21-year-old refocused, and now she's an #AusOpen champion. pic.twitter.com/JVUQET3Rtz
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.@Naomi_Osaka_ is the brand-new World No.1️⃣!— WTA (@WTA) 26 January 2019
After winning back-to-back Grand Slam titles, the 21-year-old climbs to the top of the rankings! pic.twitter.com/OWOiR2W8lw
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One year ago, Naomi Osaka was world No.72.— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 26 January 2019
Today, she's the world No.1 and a 2x Grand Slam champ.#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/OLZG94yZrY
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