Summary

  • Naomi Osaka beats Jennifer Brady 6-4 6-3 to win Australian Open

  • Japanese third seed Osaka's fourth Grand Slam title

  • Osaka has won all four of her Grand Slam finals

  • 7,477 fans allowed in Rod Laver Arena

  • Watch highlights from 14:15-15:45 on BBC One

  1. Postpublished at 09:30 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    *Osaka 6-4 Brady

    Naomi Osaka will serve to start the second set.

  2. Game and first set - Osakapublished at 09:29 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    Osaka 6-4 Brady

    Forward comes Jennifer Brady - and she nets!

    A fortunate couple of points for Naomi Osaka to end things, but the third seed won't mind. She's one set away from a fourth Grand Slam title.

  3. Postpublished at 09:28 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    Osaka 5-4 Brady*

    Oh!

    Naomi Osaka is pushed out wide, stretching despairingly to get a backhand back over, and it somehow bounces right on the line. Jen Brady misses her return, and it's set point to Naomi Osaka...

  4. Brady serving to stay in setpublished at 09:27 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    Osaka 5-4 Brady*

    Naomi Osaka punches her thigh so much to rev herself up that I worry she's going to bruise.

    Good from Jennifer Brady but a couple of nasty misses and then a double fault take this latest service game to deuce.

  5. Osaka holdspublished at 09:24 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    Osaka 5-4 Brady*

    Jen Brady is off balance as she nets a forehand and, under pressure, Naomi Osaka comes through the service game unscathed.

  6. Osaka saves break pointpublished at 09:22 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    *Osaka 4-4 Brady

    But to deuce we go, courtesy of a punishing forehand from Naomi Osaka that there is no returning.

    OsakaImage source, Getty Images
  7. Postpublished at 09:22 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    *Osaka 4-4 Brady

    Brilliant serve from Naomi Osaka that Jen Brady does well to get, Osaka darts forward and just feathers the ball over - but Brady pulls off an unbelievable get to lob her and set up break point!

  8. Postpublished at 09:21 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    *Osaka 4-4 Brady

    It's interesting to see Jen Brady is able to stick with Naomi Osaka's big hitting, both players sending huge shots back at one another.

    Osaka sends consecutive backhands over the line to give Brady a 0-30 lead, but her first serve returns to put her back on equal pegging.

  9. 'Osaka's ruthless, brutal power'published at 09:19 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    Annabel Croft
    Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Osaka is like a boxer hitting a punchbag the way she lines up her shots with ruthless, brutal power behind them.

  10. Brady holdspublished at 09:19 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    *Osaka 4-4 Brady

    That is a terrific backhand from Jennifer Brady, full of power, and a serve down the T gives her an excellent hold.

  11. Postpublished at 09:18 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    Osaka 4-3 Brady*

    Brady - who had just turned to her box and yelled "first serve!" in annoyance - promptly rattles down an ace to get the advantage.

    That's another miss from the American, though.

  12. Deucepublished at 09:17 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    Osaka 4-3 Brady*

    Naomi Osaka can't make a look at a second serve count, sending her response long, but we go back to deuce as Jennifer Brady goes wild on a forehand.

    Melbourne ParkImage source, Reuters
  13. Brady saves break pointpublished at 09:16 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    Osaka 4-3 Brady*

    Jennifer Brady angles a backhand back in on Naomi Osaka, who takes the ball low on the racquet and nets.

    Lovely stuff.

  14. Postpublished at 09:15 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    Osaka 4-3 Brady*

    Naomi Osaka lets out a "come on!" as she cracks a cross-court winner, before an off-balance Brady sends a forehand into the net for 30-30.

    Now then. Another miss from Brady, and Osaka has a break point...

  15. 'I was nervous we wouldn't see Brady at her best'published at 09:13 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    Laura Robson
    Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Brady is gesturing to herself a little bit about her tactics.

    She's got to be careful about running around her forehand because she's leaving the rest of the court wide open.

    But it's great it's competitive - I was nervous we wouldn't see Brady at her best.

  16. Osaka holdspublished at 09:11 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    Osaka 4-3 Brady*

    Jen Brady is stretched on the backhand side, just bunting a ball back, trying to keep this rally alive, and she's rewarded with Naomi Osaka cracking a forehand over the tramlines.

    This is a better service game from Osaka, sending a big first serve straight through Brady's defences, and she registers a good hold.

  17. Brady holds to lovepublished at 09:09 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    *Osaka 3-3 Brady

    Shot! A good swing of the racquet from Jen Brady and she fires a backhand winner away.

    A one-two punch, this time Brady swinging into the forehand, keeps the momentum with her, and she holds to love as Naomi Osaka errs on the forehand.

  18. 'Brady's in this'published at 09:07 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    Laura Robson
    Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Brady needed that to stay in the set, get the crowd going, and rebound well from losing her serve.

    There was a proper fist-pump at the end of the game, she ran to her seat for the change of ends and is looking very positive - she's in this.

    BradyImage source, Reuters
  19. Brady breaks backpublished at 09:06 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    Osaka 3-2 Brady*

    It was like the nerves hit Naomi Osaka out of nowhere, her first serve completely deserting her, and we're back on level pegging as she sends a flat backhand into the net.

    Excellent work from Jen Brady, who finally gets to unleash her forehand.

  20. Postpublished at 09:05 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    *Osaka 3-1 Brady

    Naomi Osaka double faults, and now it's Jen Brady with the break back point.