Publication date January 13, 2023

Will Naomi Osaka ever return to tennis after being a mother?

Naomi Osaka, the former world number one in tennis has announced something really exciting. She just announced that she is going to be a mother. But many of her fans are asking a very crucial question, will she come back to tennis? And Naomi Osaka did not keep her fans in the dark for long and addressed all their concerns. She took to Twitter and wrote, “I know that I have so much to look forward to in the future, one thing I’m looking forward to is for my kid to watch my matches and tell someone ‘That’s my mom’ haha”. Honestly, I found the tweet very sweet and what made it even better was she also had an ultrasound picture of a pregnancy scan with her tweet.

Source: CNN

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Naomi Osaka is very excited about the future and it was evident from her tweet. She added to her tweet “2023 will be a year full of lessons for me, and I hope I’ll see you guys at the start of the next one cause I will be back at the Australian Open 2024.” That clarified a lot of things because a lot of her fans including me were confused. The confusion was mainly caused by the fact that she pulled out of the Australian Open. But with this announcement, many puzzled fans will have some clarity. Now coming to the exciting part, he tweet made it clear that she will be back in action in the 2024 Australian Open.

She is having a child with her boyfriend Cordae. Cordae is an American rapper and if you don’t follow Naomi Osaka on social media then you definitely missed the posts where the couple was traveling through Europe in recent months. The couple has been together since 2019. Naomi Osaka has not had a match since September and finally, her absence is explained with the post which she called “a little life update for 2023.”

Naomi Osaka last appeared in Tokyo in the Pan Pacific Open but she disappointed the home crowd when she withdrew before her second-round match because of abdominal pain. I guess everything checks out now. I wish we could have gotten the update a wee bit sooner but better late than never. Her fans will be waiting to see her in the 2024 Australian Open and who knows maybe she can repeat the 2019 and 2021 Australian Open. Confused? Both the 2019 and 2021 Australian Opens were won by her. Naomi Osaka has four Grand Slam singles titles to her name. Apart from the two Australian Open victories she came out on top in the 2018 and 2020 US Open as well.

Although she made it clear that she would come back to the sport, there were some speculations regarding her future in the sport but recently it has been a common thing for female players to return to the court after having a kid. Victoria Azarenka, Kim Clijsters, and Serena Williams all returned to the sport as mothers and it seems Naomi Osaka will be no different. So what do you think will she return to the sport she loves after becoming a mother, comment down below!

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