- Updates from the women’s singles decider at Melbourne Park
- Daniil Medvedev, the ultimate disrupter, is on brink of history
- Any thoughts? You can email Emma or tweet @emmavkemp
First set: Jennifer Brady* 4-6 Naomi Osaka Brady has raced up 30-0 in a manner that says she’s not hanging onto the fact she failed to convert that break point in the previous game. Osaka, of course, is an aggressor even when receiving and she won’t be giving her an easy run. We’re at deuce and that pesky ball toss is back. Off the second serve Osaka gets a little bit lucky, stretching for the ball and fortuitously placing it on the outside edge of the baseline. That has put Brady off and all of a sudden the three-time grand slam champion has a set point. She obliges. More accurately, Brady obliges with a ball in the net.
First set: Jennifer Brady 4-5 Naomi Osaka* Brady has landed 12/30 first serves, Osaka 12/27, and the latter is following suit and down 0-30 in a hurry. Brady is applying some pressure here but Osaka claws back to 30-30. Oh what a shot! A clever rally from both replete with excellent shot selection culminates with Osaka rushing the net and hitting a would-be winner deep. But her counterpart is there, and lands a lobs just deep enough to prevent a backtrack. Those points are a joy to watch in a match that is high quality but also a bit of a war of attrition. Osaka holds off the advantage. Would be surprised if this doesn’t go to three sets.
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