
Five Facts for Naomi Osaka v. Serena Williams Australian Open Semifinal Match
The world will be watching the Australian Open tonight (Well, tonight in the U.S. and Thursday morning “down under”) as Naomi Osaka- Now 10-0 in the final three rounds of a Grand Slam tournament and won the tournament each time she made it to the Grand Slam quarterfinal
- Beat Williams two out of three times
- On a 19-match winning streak
- First Japanese tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title
- Won the Australian Open in 2019
- Playing in her 40th Grand Slam semifinal
- If she wins it all, she will have her 24th Grand Slam title and tie the record with Margaret Court, ironically a retired Australian tennis player
- First Grand Slam Title was the 1999 US Open
- Most recent Grand Slam Title was the 2017 Australian Open
- Won the Australian Open at total seven times (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017)
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- Written by: Shavannia Williams
- Posted on: February 17, 2021
- Tags: Australian Open, Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams