Naomi Osaka makes light work of Serena Williams to reach Australian Open final

Japanese third seed wins 6-3, 6-4 in front of a crowd in Melbourne
Osaka to meet Jennifer Brady or Karolína Muchová in final

Serena Williams’s quest for a record equalling 24th grand slam continues after the American veteran lost her Australian Open semi-final in straight sets to Naomi Osaka. The third seeded Japanese is now the overwhelming favourite to collect her fourth major title, and second at Melbourne Park, on Saturday night.

Defeat clearly stung the 39-year-old, who left her brief post-match press conference overwhelmed. Asked to explain how she’d had such a bad day at the office, she replied, “I don’t know.” Then, choking back tears, added, “I’m done,” and exited stage right.