- American wins 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in front of a Melbourne Park crowd
- Brady to meet Osaka in final – her maiden grand slam decider
Jennifer Brady’s legs were shaking and her heart racing after the American overcame Karolina Muchová and two weeks in hard quarantine to set up an Australian Open final with Japan’s Naomi Osaka.
It will be Brady’s first grand slam final after the 25-year-old stopped Muchová 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in Thursday’s thrilling second semi-final at Melbourne Park.
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