"Am I the only one who thinks it's unhealthy": Tennis fans find Naomi Osaka returning to training so soon after giving birth puzzling

Tennis fans are having a mixed reaction to seeing former world number Naomi Osaka returning to training so soon after becoming a mother.

There is a video surfaced on social media on Thursday where Osaka can be seen training, just 15 days after giving birth to her first child.

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That sparked a mixed reaction from fans as some believes it was unhealthy whereas others believe that she must be doing it after getting a green signal from her medical team.

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Don't get me wrong, I'm really happy to have Naomi back, but... 15 days? Am I the only one who thinks it's unhealthy and is creating a pressure to come back as soon as possible?

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Osaka has been pretty vocal about mental health in particular and it is because of those reasons, she has taken an indefinite break from professional tennis in the past.

The 25-year-old played her last match in September last year and after that, she announced that she will be taking another break from tennis. Later, it was revealed that this break is because of her getting pregnant.

Osaka broke onto the scene in 2018 when she lifted the US Open title after beating crowd favourite legendary Serena Williams in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-4.

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She then went on to win the Australian Open in 2019 by beating Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova with a score of 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–4.

Her third title was once again in New York when she lifted the US Open for the second time after getting the better of Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka in the final with a score of 1–6, 6–3, 6–3.

Her last major triumph was back in 2021 when she defeated America’s Jennifer Brady in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-3.

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honestly, I think she has a good medical team around her + doctors and she definitely asked if she can do it? these women are built different, they literally train during pregnancy too, so I think she wouldn't do this if she wasn't allowed to by her doctors

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