Top-ranked Ash Barty of Australia was stunned in the quarterfinals by Czech Karolina Muchova.Īmerican Sofia Kenin, the defending champion and fourth seed, was upset in the second round.Ĭoco Gauff, the 16-year-old American who beat Osaka in the 2020 Australian Open, was unseeded and fell to No. Osaka also saved two match points against Spaniard Garbine Muguruza in the fourth round. Osaka’s most memorable match of the tournament was her semifinal - a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Serena Williams, denying Williams’ latest bid for a record-tying 24th major title. Only Serena Williams and Venus Williams own more Grand Slam singles titles among active women. Osaka, who swept American Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 in the final in Melbourne, has now captured two Australian Opens and two U.S.
“They should have raised better conditions to attend to the cases knowing some players and support staff would test positive,” she said.Naomi Osaka won the 2021 Australian Open, becoming the third player in the Open Era to win each of their first four major finals, joining Monica Seles and Roger Federer. They treated me as if I were a criminal, they transferred me from one hotel to another escorted by police officers,” she said.īadosa also said quarantine and tournament officials should’ve planned more thoroughly for players who tested positive during lockdown.
While Badosa apologised for her comments, which included labelling her time in Australia “far and away the worse experience of my career”, she appeared to show no contrition in a recent interview with Spanish publication El Pais. Spanish tennis player Paula Badosa has doubled down on her criticisms of Australia’s hotel quarantine program just days after apologising for her initial complaints.īadosa, the world No.70, said in late January she felt “abandoned” by Australian Open organisers after becoming the first player to test positive for an active case of COVID-19 upon arrival in the country.
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