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Osaka beats Kvitova to win Australian Open

Japan’s Naomi Osaka beat Petra Kvitova in three sets to win her second grand slam. [Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters]

Japan's Naomi Osaka battled past Czech eighth seed Petra Kvitova 7-6 (7/2), 5-7, 6-4 to win her first Australian Open crown Saturday and become the new world number one.

The fourth seed and US Open champion made it two Grand Slam titles in a row after a see-sawing 2hr 27min match.

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