The 25-year-old, ranked 24th in the world, reached her maiden Grand Slam final on Thursday when she overpowered Czech Karolina Muchova 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the Australian Open semi-final. "I would say throughout my junior career, all the coaches that I had ... were always telling me I had potential to be a great tennis player," Brady told reporters. I think I have earned the right to be sitting here, to be playing in a final, in a Grand Slam final on Saturday," she said. "I can enjoy the moment and just try to play tennis and not really think too much about it," she said. "We both played a really good semi-final match at the U.S. Open.

Source: The Star February 18, 2021 11:15 UTC