Naomi Osaka clinches second Australian Open title

Naomi Osaka gave Jennifer Brady a lesson in Grand Slam tennis as she cruised to a 6-4 6-3 win to secure her second Australian Open title on Saturday and cement her standing as the new queen of the women`s game. (Source: Twitter/wta)

Osaka`s victory over the 22nd-seeded American at a floodlit Rod Laver Arena gave the Japanese third seed her fourth major crown at the age of 23. (Source: Twitter/wta) 

US Open champion Osaka played some way short of her best tennis and joined Brady in contributing to a dour, error-strewn first set. But she settled to clinch six straight games, roaring to a 4-0 lead in the second before serving out the match to love. (Source: Twitter/wta) 

With this win Osaka extended her win streak to 21 matches. (Source: Twitter/australianopen) 

Osaka, who won the 2019 tournament, offered Brady warm congratulations and thanked the fans at the trophy ceremony. "When we played in the semis of the US Open, a couple of months ago, and I told everyone that `Listen you`re going to be a problem`. And I was right," said Osaka, who will be world number two when the rankings are updated. (Source: Twitter/australianopen) 

Before this, Osaka had won the 2019 Australian Open and 2018 and 2020 US Open crowns.