AO Conquered: Ft. Naomi Osaka🇯🇵
In September, as bad blood spilled on to the Louis Armstrong Stadium Court in New York, Naomi Osaka shut out the enveloping acrimony and earned herself a maiden Grand Slam title. Four months later here in Melbourne - on the other side of her 21st birthday - the Japanese star once more showed enormous resilience, willpower and nerve to win again at the next opportunity. This time there was no Serena Williams, and the umpire was returned to a supporting role. But many still would have faltered after seeing three championship points saved, and being dragged into a deciding set in the Australian Open final. "I'm not sure if it's feeling grown up, or being able to dissociate my feelings," Osaka said after Saturday's 7-6 (7-2) 5-7 6-4 victory over Czech Petra Kvitova. "You know how some people get worked up about things? That's a very human thing to do. Sometimes I feel like I don't want to waste my energy doing stuff like that. "In