Australia | Naomi Osaka (🇯🇵) es la nueva campeona del Abierto de Australia 2019, la japonesa derrotó a Petra Kvitova (🇨🇿) por 7-6,5-7,6-4 en la final.
"Hard To Watch Everyone Competing While Sitting Out": Osaka admits struggles being off court during pregnancy
ATPMonday, 17 July 2023 at 07:00
Naomi Osaka admitted that it was challenging to continue on the WTA tour during her pregnancy.
The Japanese tennis player has faced a lack of consistency in the past two years since she withdrew from the 2021 French Open due to mental health issues. Since then, Osaka has struggled to achieve the same level of success that led her to win four Grand Slam titles and reach the world No. 1 ranking.
After the 2021 Roland Garros, she only participated in the Cincinnati Open and US Open that year. In 2022, she halted her schedule after being eliminated in the first round of the French Open by Amanda Anisimova, and a few months later, she announced her pregnancy with her partner, Cordae.
Just days before the birth of her daughter, Osaka opened up about how challenging it was for her to keep up with the tournaments during the year:
“I remember following the Australian Open a little bit earlier this year, and it made me upset because I’ve never missed an Australian Open. It was kind of hard to cope with those feelings of wanting to be there really badly. I wouldn’t trade this for the world, but it was just hard to watch everyone competing over there [while I was] sitting out,” Naomi Osaka said.
Naomi Osaka's plan to return to tennis is scheduled for the 2024 Australian Open, a tournament she has already won twice. In 2019, the Japanese player defeated Petra Kvitova 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-4 to become the champion in Melbourne for the first time. Two years later, she claimed the trophy again by comfortably defeating Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3.
Apart from her two Australian Open titles, Osaka has also won the US Open twice (in 2018 and 2020). However, she hasn't performed as well in the other Grand Slam events, as she has never advanced past the third round in Roland Garros or Wimbledon.
At 25 years old, Osaka has already held the world No. 1 ranking and aims to return to the top of the WTA rankings in 2024. She spent a total of 25 weeks as the top-ranked player on two occasions, losing the position both times to Australian player Ashleigh Barty.
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