The former number one in the world Naomi Osaka will return to competition at the Brisbane Tournament (Australia)as the organization announced Friday, and after becoming the mother of a baby girl in July.
“First tournament next year. I’m very excited, I haven’t been to Brisbane in a while.“said the tennis player on his X account (formerly Twitter), thus responding to the organization’s publication, which said “they are ready for his return.”
The sporting event will be held in this city in eastern Australia between December 31 of this year and January 7, 2024.
The Japanese woman announced that she was pregnant last January on her social networkswhere he said he hopes his son will be able to watch his matches and posted an ultrasound photo and also added that 2023 will be “a year full of lessons” for him, so he hopes to return to tennis in 2024.
The 26-year-old former world number one last played in September 2022 at the Tokyo Premierwhere he withdrew before his second round bout, suffering from stomach pains.
In last year’s Grand Slam events, Osaka lost in the third round in Melbourne, in the first round of Roland Garros and the US Open and also missed Wimbledon due to an Achilles tendon injury.
Naomi Osaka, the daughter of a Haitian-American father and a Japanese mother, plays in international competitions representing Japan and is known for reflecting on mental health in sports.
Source: La Verdad
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