"I think having a child is the most freeing and the most loving act that can happen to you" - Evert believes Osaka will be an 'awesome mum'

Chris Evert was delighted to hear that Naomi Osaka will become a mother and she shared her thoughts on the matter by explaining that it might be freeing for her.

Osaka has dealt with some mental health issues in the past two years and Evert thinks that stepping away from the chaos of tennis and simply enjoying motherhood could be very freeing to her. She is a mother herself so she knows what the experience entails. Speaking to Eurosport, Evert said:

“I think it's great news and I think she’s going to be a great mum. Naomi has shown us so much compassion and kindness during her career that I think that’s going to translate that into caring for another human being, I think she's going to be an awesome mum."

She added:

“I think it's going to be very freeing for her, in the sense that she can now focus on a human being that is more important than anything else in the world. And she's not just focusing on tennis, the pressures, the expectations, all the challenges that she faced before, the anxiety, I think having a child is the most freeing and the most loving act that can happen to you.

It's going to be very healthy and almost healing for her. I'm really happy for her because I think it's meant to be. I think everything happens for a reason, and it just takes all of the pressure and attention off her.”