"I’ll be competing in Australia next year": Osaka continues to reiterate desire to return at Australian Open post pregnancy

Last week while in Japan, Naomi Osaka reiterated her desire to return to tennis after pregnancy and in a further interview with a journalist in the country, there is no budging on her initial desire to play the Australian Open.

Osaka will aim to return to the court mere months after becoming a mother for the first time and that her previous poor results have led her to want to return even more.

She hasn't competed in any tournaments since a homecoming at the 2022 Tokyo Open last September but is confident of returning to Australia in 2024.

"I'm definitely going to perform well and be a better player than I have been last year. For me, my results just made me want to try harder and be the best that I can be. I’ll be competing in Australia next year," Osaka said in an interview with a Japanese sports journalist.