MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Jennifer Brady ensured there would be an American in the Australian Open final after Serena Williams' exit by downing Karolina Muchova 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the semi-finals on Thursday. Brady saw four match points slip through her fingers as she served it out nervously but finally celebrated the win when Muchova fired a forehand long. Brady slumped onto the court as a capped crowd cheered, and she was still overcome with the moment in her on-court interview. Finally, on the 18th point of the game, Muchova stumbled with a miscued forehand to hand an elated Brady a shot at her first Grand Slam title. "I'm obviously pretty excited to be in the finals here the Australian Open, it's an incredible achievement," said Brady.

Source: The Star February 18, 2021 07:09 UTC