By Celestine Osemeilu,
Asia Black Pride Naomi Osaka Wins 2019 Australian Open Women’s Fin
Japan’s Naomi Osaka has emerged winner of the 2019 Australian Open after beating Czech Petra Kvitova in a thrilling and dramatic match.
Osaka who is a US Open champion has now been named the first Asian player to be crowned number one in the world of Tennis.
At 21, she is also the youngest to hold this top spot since Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki, then aged 20, took the ranking in 2010.
She was able to garner top points at the Australia open competition after losing three match points at 5-3 in the second set.
Naomi Osaka first registered her name in the global scene in 2018 when she denied Serena Williams of equally Margret Court’s 24 grand slam title beatingu her in the US Open’s final.
