Brady was able to break Osaka to cut the lead to 4-1, then held to make it 4-2. Both players held to make it 5-3 before Osaka closed the match the way she opened it — winning a service game at love.

Osaka made an especially strong impression on Brady in one event. “I think she was just coming up, maybe inside the top 200, and I remember playing her,” Brady said.

Brady's only previous final four appearance at a major came at the U.S. Open in September, when she lost to Osaka in three sets. She wasn't able to push the champ as much this time.

Naomi Osaka crushed Jennifer Brady 6-4 6-3 to secure her second Australian Open title on Saturday and cement her standing as the new queen of the women's game. Osaka's one-sided win over the 22nd ...

American Jennifer Brady hits a return to Japan's Naomi Osaka during the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021.

Naomi Osaka powered her way to a second Australian Open title with a comprehensive straight sets victory over grand slam final debutante Jennifer Brady. The match had all the makings of an epic ...

Osaka served at up to 120 mph; Brady reached 117 mph. And they pounded the ball once it was in play, too, particularly off the forehand side. "I just felt like I was sticking it out.

Naomi Osaka improved to 4-0 in Grand Slam finals by grabbing six consecutive games to pull away in what initially was a tight contest, beating Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 at Melbourne Park on Saturday.

Naomi Osaka cruised to victory in Saturday's Australian Open final to win her fourth career Grand Slam title. Following her win overr Jen Brady, Osaka tried to clarify her opponent's name ...

Brady, who had stayed with Osaka impressively throughout the set, smacked an ace to get to 2-1 in the breaker, but never got another point. Her jackhammer forehand, usually her most trusted weapon ...

Third seed Naomi Osaka defeated No. 22 seed Jennifer Brady, 6-4, 6-3, on Saturday night in Melbourne to win the 2021 Australian Open and increase her win streak to 21 matches.

After surviving a second-set letdown, Naomi Osaka dug deeper and ended the brilliant run by American Jennifer Brady with a 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-3 victory to return to the U.S. Open final.