Naomi Osaka Faces A Rarity In The Australian Open Final: A Former College Player

By Chuck Culpepper, Washington Post: Sports
Sat, 02/20/2021 - 10:02am

Osaka, already a star, and Brady, a woman who steadily figured it out, meet for the Australian Open women’s singles title on Saturday in Melbourne.

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