Naomi Osaka said on Saturday that she is ready to fight for winning the hardest Australian Open title in her history, saying that people always remember the champion.
The Japanese world No.3 will face American Jennifer Brady in Saturday's Australian Open final, as she confirmed that "people don't remember the runners-up," according to BBC.
The 23-year-old Japanese player has won three Grand Slam titles and never lost a major final. "The winner's name is the one that's engraved," said third seed Osaka.
"I think I fight the hardest in the finals. I think that's where you sort of set yourself apart. The other person has won as many matches as you did. It's the biggest fight."
Osaka, whose major wins have come at the 2018 US Open, 2019 Australian Open and 2020 US Open, goes into the match as the heavy favourite against 25-year-old Brady.
"I don't know how I'm going to feel. I can say I can enjoy the moment and just try to play tennis and not really think too much about it," she said.
"But there are going to be moments where I'm going to be thinking 'wow, this could be my first Grand Slam title'."
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