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Osaka picked up fourth grand slam at Australian Open
All her major victories have come on hard courts

Not too long after Naomi Osaka clinched the Australian Open to improve her grand slam title haul to four in four tries, the hype truly began. Certain sports websites tweeted about her as a possible GOAT while fans predicted plenty of slams to come. Expectations skyrocketed to stratospheric heights.
It is understandable, of course, because what she has achieved is both astounding and timely. Women’s tennis has been looking for someone to take the tour by the scruff of the neck for over a decade. Nobody could have imagined that the person to do so would be so cold-blooded that she would snatch her first four grand slam finals and to break into the public consciousness so easily. As Justine Henin stated on Eurosport: “To me, women’s tennis has a new boss. Naomi Osaka has this capacity, she has taken another dimension.” Continue reading...