FILE PHOTO: Japan’s Naomi Osaka. –REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File picture
NEW YORK–Naomi Osaka stated she plans to compete at January’s Australian Open and can preserve a busy schedule subsequent yr when she returns to competitors after giving delivery to her first little one.
The four-time main champion withdrew from this yr’s Australian Open as a consequence of her being pregnant and welcomed daughter Shai in July.
“It’s positively far more tournaments than I used to play,” Osaka instructed ESPN when requested if she had set a schedule for 2024.
“I feel some folks might be proud of that.”
She additionally confirmed she would compete on the Australian Open.
The previous world primary, who represents Japan, stated she agreed to the bigger workload subsequent yr as a result of she is uncertain how she is going to truthful when she returns and desires to make sure she will get sufficient taking part in time as she eases herself again onto the tour.
“A minimum of I’m going to set myself up for an excellent finish of the yr,” she stated.
She stated she has “positively” missed competing through the break and that she is keen to return.
“I’ve been watching matches and I’m like, I want I used to be taking part in too,” she stated.
“However I’m on this place now and I’m very grateful. I actually love my daughter so much, nevertheless it has actually fueled a fireplace in me.”
Osaka, 25, is a two-time U.S. Open champion and twice winner of the Australian Open who held the world’s high rating for 25 weeks in 2019.
She took a break from tennis to prioritize her psychological well being after skipping the 2021 French Open and spoke on a panel on the subject on the U.S. Open earlier on Wednesday.
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