Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka qualified on Tuesday for the semi-finals of the ongoing Australian Open after smashing Taiwan's Su-Wei Hsieh, who managed to end 2020 ranked world No.1 doubles.
The Japanese third seed, who won the second of her three Grand Slam titles at Melbourne Park in 2019, beat the Taiwanese 6-2 6-2.
Following her victory, the three-time Grand Slam singles champion will clash against either Serena Williams or Simona Halep - who are both former Grand Slam champions - for a place in Saturday's final.
"Every time I play her, it is always such a battle," Osaka said, according to BBC.
Osaka has had a difficult draw but the 23-year-old has dropped just one set en route to the last four.
She maintained two match points to defeat two-time major winner Garbine Muguruza in the last 8 and looked refreshed against Hseih.
After saving a break point in the opening game of the match, Osaka chased down Hseih's slices and shots to take an early break in the first set.
Osaka beat Williams to claim her maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open in 2018, but she has won just one of her previous four matches against Halep.
Asked if she would watch the match later on Tuesday, the three-time Grand Slam singles champion said: "I always watch Serena's matches. It's definitely going to be a lot of fun."
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