Naomi Osaka says she plans to compete at January’s Australian Open and can keep a busy schedule subsequent 12 months when she returns to competitors after giving delivery to her first youngster.
The four-time main champion withdrew from this 12 months’s Australian Open as a consequence of her being pregnant and welcomed daughter Shai in July.
“It’s definitely way more tournaments than I used to play,” Osaka instructed ESPN when requested if she had set a schedule for 2024.
“I think some people will be happy with that.”
She additionally confirmed she would compete on the Australian Open.
The former world No.1, who represents Japan, mentioned she agreed to the bigger workload subsequent 12 months as a result of she is not sure how she is going to honest when she returns and desires to make sure she will get sufficient enjoying time as she eases herself again onto the tour.
“At least I’m going to set myself up for a very good end of the year,” she mentioned.
The 25-year-old mentioned she has “definitely” missed competing through the break and that she is raring to return.
“I’ve been watching matches and I’m like, I wish I was playing too,” she added.
“But I’m in this position now and I’m very grateful. I really love my daughter a lot, but it has really fuelled a fire in me.”
Osaka is a two-time US Open champion and twice winner of the Australian Open who held the world’s prime rating for 25 weeks in 2019.
She took a break from tennis to prioritise her psychological well being after skipping the 2021 French Open and spoke on a panel on the subject on the US Open earlier on Wednesday.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
