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Melbourne (AP) - Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka is the favorite in the women's final of the Australian Open on Saturday (9.30 a.m. / Eurosport).
The world number three can win her fourth title in a Grand Slam tournament against the American Jennifer Brady.
On their way to the final, Osaka also defeated longtime world number one Serena Williams.
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Osaka has won its three Grand Slam finals so far.
“My attitude is that people don't remember the finalists,” the 23-year-old explained this result.
«The name of the winner is the one that will be remembered.
I think I fight the most in the final. "
Brady reached the final of one of the four major tennis tournaments for the first time.
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The 23-year-old Osaka and the two-year-old Brady have already played against each other three times, and the Japanese won twice.
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Most recently, the two faced each other at the US Open in New York last year.
In the semifinals, the eventual tournament winner Osaka prevailed in three sets.
"I think with the confidence from the match I played against Naomi in the semifinals, maybe my life changed and my perspective on how I approach my appearances at the Grand Slams," said Brady.
The 25-year-old is being looked after by the German trainer Michael Geserer, Julia Görges' former coach.
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