MELBOURNE, Australia - Australian Open champion and brand new World No.1 Naomi Osaka's enthralling 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-4 victory over Petra Kvitova has been greeted on social media with praise and congratulations from the tennis world and beyond.
"Your future is so bright, and your talent, drive, and determination will take you far," tweeted Billie Jean King, while Alizรฉ Cornet paid tribute to both finalists as a "great inspiration to all of us". Meanwhile, Japanese ATP No.1 Kei Nishikori and Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe were among those paying tribute to Osaka.
Congratulations to the 2x Grand Slam champion, @Naomi_Osaka_! Your future is so bright, and your talent, drive, and determination will take you far. #champion #AusOpen https://t.co/mxMzfNO59v
โ Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) January 26, 2019
WHAT A FINAL ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ Thank you ladies for showing such strength, determination, courage and resilience ! You are both great inspiration to all of us ๐
And welcome @Naomi_Osaka_ to world nยฐ1 ๐๐๐๐ #AusOpenโ Alize Cornet (@alizecornet) January 26, 2019
Wow. Petra showed some huge โค๏ธ and Nerves of Steeeeel out there... but damn Naomi came up with some big groundies!! GREAT @AustralianOpen Ladies Final! @espn #AusOpen ๐๐ผ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ต
โ Bethanie MattekSands (@matteksands) January 26, 2019
So I guess we did it? ๐ณ #TeamOsaka #AndNewNr1
โ sascha Bajin (@BigSascha) January 26, 2019
Unreal! https://t.co/zh2Ugc1yUz
โ Daria Gavrilova (@Daria_gav) January 26, 2019
Well, after winning the #usopen2018 Naomi Osaka became a star. And now, after winning the #australianopen and becoming world #1, she is a superstar! Congratulations Champ. And @Petra_Kvitova - you are the champion of life!!!
โ Martina Navratilova (@Martina) January 26, 2019
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โ Kei Nishikori (@keinishikori) January 26, 2019
ๅคงๆฅๆฆใๅถใใฆใฎๆๅใฎๅๅฉ๏ผๅคงๅใชใใฟ้ธๆใๅ จ่ฑชใชใผใใณใฎๅชๅใใใใงใจใใใใใพใใๅ จ็ฑณใชใผใใณใซ็ถใใๅๅคงๅคงไผๅถ่ฆใใใใฆไธ็ใฉใณใฏ1ไฝใ
ๆฐใใชไธ็ๅฅณ็ใฎ่ช็ใใๅคงใใซ่ชใใซๆใใพใใ็ใ ใฎใๆดป่บใๆๅพ ใใฆใใพใใ pic.twitter.com/CZwop3gN5pโ ๅฎๅๆไธ (@AbeShinzo) January 26, 2019
Brilliant service game with composure after regrouping to take the @AustralianOpen title & become World #1. Congratulations on both! Maturing so quickly-the future is yours!
โ Tracy Austin (@thetracyaustin) January 26, 2019
Congrats @Naomi_Osaka_ !!!! ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป
โ Donna Vekic (@DonnaVekic) January 26, 2019
congrats to @Naomi_Osaka_ and her team @BigSascha
โ Rennae Stubbs (@rennaestubbs) January 26, 2019
Big congrats for new world No1 @Naomi_Osaka_ . What a final both girls ..... also great tournament for @Petra_Kvitova https://t.co/y0LZtLsrE8
โ Shuai Zhang (@zhangshuai121) January 26, 2019
AMAZING @Naomi_Osaka_ Congrats ๐๐๐ Happy for you๐โค๏ธ
โ Ons Jabeur (@Ons_Jabeur) January 26, 2019
2x Grand Slam champion,#1 in the world @Naomi_Osaka_ Amazing achievement1๏ธโฃ๐๐๐And amazing final.Cant not admire @Petra_Kvitova ๐โค๏ธCongratulations ladies๐๐
โ Elena Vesnina (@EVesnina001) January 26, 2019
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