CAIRO, Jan.27 (SEE)- Naomi Osaka won back-to-back Grand Slam titles as she added the Australian Open to her US Open 2018 crown with a phenomenal three-set victory against Petra Kvitova.
The 21-year-old from Japan recovered from a dramatic second-set collapse to defeat Kvitova 7-6 (7-2) 5-7 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena to solidify he status as the new queen of tennis.
After receiving the trophy from former Australian Open champion Li Na, Osaka said: "Public speaking isn't really my strong side so I just hope I can get through this. "
Huge congrats to you Petra. I've always wanted to play you. I wouldn't have wanted this to be our first match but I'm hugely honoured to have played you. "Thank you everyone and I'm really honoured to have played in this final."
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