21-yr-old Osaka reaches 2nd straight Major final, to face Kvitova
World number four Naomi Osaka defeated world number eight Karolina Pliskova in the Australian Open 2019 semi-finals to reach her second straight Grand Slam final. The 21-year-old, who defeated Serena Williams in the final of US Open 2018, beat Pliskova 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in an hour and 53 minutes. Osaka will face world number six Petra Kvitova in the final.