Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka’s clash at Italian Open creates buzz in the Sports world

Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka are scheduled to face off at the Italian Open in what would be their first clash since the Australian Open semis.

The result for the Italian Open was released as a draw on Sunday, with Osaka and Williams on the same side. If both reach to the quarter-finals they will play against each other in the semi-finals.

It would be the first time that World no. 2 Osaka and  World no. 8 Williams will play against each other since the semi-finals of the Australian Open in February, where Osaka caught Williams off guard and won the match.

Post match, Williams had left the press conference in tears, giving rise to rumors that her last grand slam was at Melbourne Park.

However, in what was a remarkable moment, Osaka had also beat Williams in the US Open final in 2018, a match that was in the limelight because of Williams’ ugly clash with chair umpire Carlos Ramos.

This will also be Williams’ first match since the Australian Open.