Naomi Osaka taking it one major at a time after Australian Open glory

The 23-year-old is just the third player in the Open era to win her first four slam finals

Naomi Osaka holds the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup aloft (Andy Brownbill/AP)

Naomi Osaka will continue to tread her own path but the Japanese star’s fourth grand slam title at the Australian Open puts her in rarefied company.

Osaka maintained her perfect record in slam finals with a 6-4 6-3 victory over first-time finalist Jennifer Brady, adding a second title in Melbourne to the two US Open trophies she owns.