Australian Open 2021: Jennifer Brady in the final against Naomi Osaka
Jennifer Brady reached the final of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time with a three-set win against Karolina Muchova . There the American meets Naomi Osaka , who won against Serena Williams on Saturday.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Feb 18, 2021, 07:49 am
Even before the second semi-final on Thursday in Melbourne, it was clear that there would be a new face in the final of a Grand Slam tournament: Neither Jennifer Brady nor Karolina Muchova had made it to the final of one of the four largest tournaments in tennis to date. In the end it was the American Brady, supervised by the German Michael Geserer, who prevailed 6: 4, 3: 6 and 6: 4.
Brady initially missed two match points in the last game and even had to fend off three break chances for the Czech. After debuting six times, Brady used her fifth chance to win the match.
In the final on Saturday (09:30 a.m., live on ServusTV in Austria, Eurosport and in our live ticker), the 2019 winner Naomi Osaka is waiting. Osaka defeated Serena Williams 6: 3 and 6: 4 to win her 13th. Match at a Grand Slam tournament in a row. Brady and Osaka last played against each other at the US Open in summer 2020. At that time, the Japanese won the semi-finals. There is even more at stake on Saturday. Muchova ended the dream of Ashleigh Barty's home win in the quarterfinals in Melbourne.
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