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Naomi Osaka and Petra Kvitova meet in the Australian Open final with a championship and the No 1 ranking at stake. Catch our live blog of the 2019 Australian Open women's final here:

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Naomi Osaka and Petra Kvitova meet in the Australian Open final with a championship and the No 1 ranking at stake.
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Neither Naomi Osaka or Petra Kvitova has ever won the title at Melbourne Park or been atop the WTA rankings.
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Osaka is trying to win a second consecutive Major trophy to go along with the 2018 US Open title. She also would be the first player from Japan to be No 1.
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Naomi Osaka with an Australian Open winner's speech for the ages!
"Public speaking isn't really my strong suit. So, I hope I can get through this."
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) January 26, 2019
— Naomi #Osaka with an #AusOpen winner's speech for the ages! 😂😂pic.twitter.com/DyqmEZor8o
Naomi Osaka wins the 2019 Australian Open!
By winning #AusOpen, Naomi Osaka breaks a streak of eight different major winners in the previous eight tournaments:
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) January 26, 2019
🐨2017 Serena
🐌2017 Ostapenko
🍓2017 Muguruza
🗽2017 Stephens
🐨2018 Wozniacki
🐌2018 Halep
🍓2018 Kerber
🗽2018 Osaka
🐨2019 Osaka
Naomi Osaka wins the 2019 Australian Open!
So I guess we did it? 😳 #TeamOsaka #AndNewNr1
— sascha Bajin (@BigSascha) January 26, 2019
Naomi Osaka wins the 2019 Australian Open!
Naomi Osaka is the 26th player in history of the WTA to become No. 1:
— Gaspar Ribeiro Lança (@gasparlanca) January 26, 2019
Evert
Goolagong
Navratilova
Austin
Graf
Seles
Sánchez
Hingis
Davenport
Capriati
Venus
Serena
Clijsters
Henin
Mauresmo
Sharapova
Ivanovic
Jankovic
Safina
Wozniacki
Azarenka
Kerber
Pliskova
Muguruza
Halep
Osaka
Naomi Osaka wins the 2019 Australian Open!
What already sets Osaka apart is her crying-out-loud openness. Somehow she has retained her innocence. As her coach, Sascha Bajin, says: "That's the beauty about her. She's still the same girl that she was even a year ago."
— kevin mitchell (@kevinmitchell50) January 26, 2019
LISTEN to that speech from #Kvitova herself#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/vtq9mXuZse
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) January 26, 2019
Naomi Osaka wins the 2019 Australian Open
Naomi Osaka becomes the 1st back-to-back women's slam winner since Serena Williams pic.twitter.com/IdeRObTy0f
— Troll Sports (@TroIISports) January 26, 2019
Naomi Osaka wins the 2019 Australian Open!
January 2018: No. 72
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) January 26, 2019
January 2019: No. 1
Congratulations to the first-ever Asian World No. 1, @Naomi_Osaka_.#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/FIbNkfWgln
Melbourne: Naomi Osaka and Petra Kvitova meet in the Australian Open final with a championship and the No 1 ranking at stake.
Neither has ever won the title at Melbourne Park or been atop the WTA rankings.
Saturday's matchup is also the first time they have played against each other.
Osaka is trying to win a second consecutive Major trophy to go along with the one she earned at the US Open last September. She also would be the first player from Japan to be No 1.
Kvitova seeks her third Grand Slam title — and the first since she was stabbed in the hand by an intruder at her home in the Czech Republic a little more than two years ago.
(With inputs from The Associated Press)
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