"There aren't very many signs brewing that she is dedicated or wants to come back to the game again"- Leading tennis writer doesn't think Osaka will return to the top again

Pete Bodo, one of the leading tennis voices of our time doesn't see Osaka returning to the top of the sport again.

Osaka was once a superb player that dominated the Tour with her incredible tennis, especially on hard courts. She's far removed from that form spending more time these days with her business ventures than tennis.

It's something Bodo doesn't see changing in the future:

"The thing I am interested in is, have we lost Naomi Osaka? It is something very difficult to talk about. Certainly nobody wants her out of tennis, but there aren't very many signs brewing that she is dedicated or wants to come back to the game again. What I'm interested in is, how people feel about what they have been hearing about, about her recent history."

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He shared his thoughts in a podcast with Patrick McEnroe with the former doubles player adding:

"I hope she returns to the game, there is no doubt that she moves the needle for tennis, when you look at it. Her following and what she has been able to do with her career, that tells you, what companies are willing to pay. She has got a platform, she earned it, winning those four Majors, especially in the way she did."

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