Osaka thwarts Serena
Serena Williams (right) congratulates Naomi Osaka on her victory after their Australian Open semifinal in Melbourne on Thursday. Japan’s world No 3 Osaka emphatically ended Williams’ latest bid for a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam crown with a 6-3, 6-4 victory, and will face another American, Jennifer Brady, in Saturday’s final in search of her fourth major title.