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| - Facts and figures ahead of Saturday's Australian Open women's final (x denotes seeding): Naomi Osaka (JPN x3) v Jennifer Brady (USA x22) Head-to-head: Osaka leads 2-1 2020 US Open (semi-final): Osaka bt Brady 7-6 (7/1), 3-6, 6-3 2018 Charleston (R64): Osaka bt Brady 6-4, 6-4 2014 New Braunfels (R32): Brady bt Osaka 6-4, 6-4 Fast facts Naomi Osaka Age: 23 World ranking: 3 Prize money: $17,770,234 Career titles: 6 Grand Slam titles: 3 Australian Open best: Champion (2019) Coach: Wim Fissette Registered her third win in four meetings against Serena Williams to reach the final. Picked up her third Grand Slam title at the 2020 US Open, coming from a set and a break down to beat Victoria Azarenka in the final. Won widespread praise last year for her passionate support of the Black Lives Matter movement and was also named as the world's highest paid female athlete by Forbes, overtaking Williams. Beat Petra Kvitova in three sets two years ago to win her first Australian Open, her second consecutive major after lifting her maiden Slam in a controversial 2018 US Open final against Williams. She has never lost in Grand Slam final in her three previous appearances. Path to the semi-final: 1st rd: bt Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 6-1, 6-2 2nd rd: bt Caroline Garcia (FRA) 6-2, 6-3 3rd rd: bt Ons Jabeur (TUN x27) 6-3, 6-2 4th rd: bt Garbine Muguruza (ESP x14) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 Quarter-final: bt Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) 6-2, 6-2 Semi-final: bt Serena Williams (USA x10) 6-3, 6-4 Jennifer Brady Age: 25 World ranking: 24 Prize money: $2,014,115 Career titles: 1 Grand Slam titles: 0 Australian Open best: Final (2021) Coach: Michael Geserer Making her maiden Slam final appearance after reaching her first major semi at last year's US Open, where she lost to Osaka. Was forced into a 14-day hard quarantine after arriving in Australia, while other players were allowed out of their hotels to train for up to five hours a day. Brady, who is yet to face a higher-ranked player at this year's Open, won her debut tour title at Lexington in 2020 in her first WTA final appearance, defeating Jil Teichmann of Switzerland. Path to the semi-final: 1st rd: bt Aliona Bolsova (ESP) 6-1, 6-3 2nd rd: bt Madison Brengle (USA) 6-1, 6-2 3rd rd: bt Kaja Juvan (SLO) 6-1, 6-3 4th rd: bt Donna Vekic (CRO x28) 6-1, 7-5 Quarter-final: bt Jessica Pegula (USA) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 Semi-final: bt Karolina Muchova (CZE x25) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 afp
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