The former number one in world tennis, the Japanese Naomi Osaka announced on Wednesday that she is pregnant and that it will take a break until 2024.
“One thing I hope is that my son watches my games and tells someone: ‘that’s my mom’Osaka, 25, tweeted along with a photo of an ultrasound scan.
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He added that he intends to return to the courts for the Australian Open next year. “I hope to see you at the start of the next one because I’ll be back at the 2024 Australian Open. I love you all infinitely“, said.
Osaka hasn’t played since september and his withdrawal from the Australian Open, which begins next week, puzzled many observers. Osaka had not explained his absence until Wednesday.
His last tournament appearance was at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in September, where the home favorite withdrew before her second-round match, complaining of abdominal pain.
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The highest ranked in the world in 2019, the Japanese player who grew up in the United States, now ranked 47 on the WTA rankings.
osaka has won four Grand Slam singles titles (the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021 and the US Open in 2018 and 2020).
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