Hi, this is Billie Jean King. This is Mary and Bartoli. I'm Matt Vylander. This is Mary Carillo.

I'm San Roenca. I'm Lighten Ewitt. I'm Andy Murray. This is Janic Noah and you're listening to the tennis

podcast.

So Naomi Osaka is a two-time Australian Open Champion, a four-time Grand Slam champion. She's a

woman that hasn't lost a tennis match in over a year. That's a 21-match winning streak. She is, as

David said, pretty early on in our daily Australian Open podcast, setting herself apart, if not having

already set herself apart from the rest of the field. I think the fact that she's not the world

number one right now is more about the rankings than it is about Naomi Osaka because she is the very

best female tennis player in the world right now by some margin. I would say David and a very

worthy Australian Open Champion. Oh, yeah. She really is. I find it quite interesting. We'll talk

about the match in a little while, but I find it quite interesting that when we came to do our

picks for the title at the start of the tournament, I am usually somebody who gets scared off by a draw

to be quite honest. I'll often see a difficult half and I'll think I'm staying away from that.

And yet, with her, I look through all the players that she could come up against and she just

gives you the confidence that she can handle them. And I know she almost lost to Gharbinian

MacGarother, but the theme that has become apparent throughout the last two weeks is the ruthless

manner in which she finishes things. And she's such a combination because she's so sweet to listen to

and so disarming and interesting and lovable. And yet she is a killer on the court in just tennis

terms. In terms of finishing a match, there is no mercy. It is just get the job done. And that's

adding on to a range of skills and physical ability that is the standard now.

MacGee was described by Russ Benson, who seems to be the sort of chap that we would all get on with

as a little kitten who eats people. Yes, I loved that treat.

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