'I forgot to smile': Naomi Osaka reacts after her Australian Open triumph – video

Despite squandering three match points at 5-3 in the second set, the Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, regrouped to beat Petra Kvitova 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-4 to win a dramatic Australian Open final. Her second consecutive grand slam title ensures she will be the new world No 1. On Saturday, the tears flowed again at the end of a high quality, see-saw final, in which she lost her way and then found it again. As Kvitova’s final forehand return flew wide, Osaka fell to her haunches, her head in her hands. ‘I still feel very shocked,’ Osaka said.

Naomi Osaka beats Petra Kvitova to win Australian Open and seal back-to-back slams

source: theguardian.com