David Gray

澳洲,路透社
體育新聞 單幅 第二名

1月 22日,於澳洲墨爾本瑪格麗特・考特體育館舉行的澳洲網球公開賽中,大坂直美對上來自羅馬尼亞的 Simona Halep。 最後,代表日本的大坂直美奪得冠軍。九月時,她還擊敗 Serena Williams,獲得美國網球公開賽女單冠軍。在一整年的努力後,大坂直美於 2018年的世界排名從第 72名一躍成為 世界第一。

David Gray

Australia, Reuters
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Naomi Osaka serves during her match against Simona Halep from Romania during the Australian Open tennis tournament, at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia, on 22 January.

Osaka, representing Japan, went on to win the tournament. In September, she won the US Open women’s singles, defeating Serena Williams. Over the course of 2018, Osaka rose from number 72 in world rankings to number one.