Naomi Osaka beat Serena Williams on Thursday in the Australian Open semifinals, 6-3, 6-4.
Osaka, 23, is the tournament's No. 3 seed, and will now have a chance to win her fourth major championship. She will face either Karolina Muchova or Jennifer Brady in Saturday's final. Had Williams been victorious, she would have made it to her ninth Australian Open final, with the possibility of winning her 24th Grand Slam.
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