Japanese tennis player Naomi Osakaformer world number one, will appear again in Brisbane tournamentAustralia, before Australian Openafter the birth of her first daughter.
Osaka, 25, has not competed in a WTA tournament since September 2022. After revealing her pregnancy in January, the Japanese woman gave birth to her daughter Shai in July.
Osaka was seeded Friday by tournament organizers in Brisbane in preparation for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season, which begins on December 31.
Osaka, a semifinalist at the 2019 and 2020 tournaments, announced.
I’m really excited to get back on the track and compete. I always enjoy starting the season in Brisbane and can’t wait to get back. Brisbane is a great tournament and will set me up for a great comeback this summer.
The four-time Grand Slam champion said in September she was planning a busy post-baby return to tennis schedule in 2024, including the Australian Open, which is scheduled for January 14-28. Osaka won in Melbourne in 2019 and 2021 and missed the 2023 tournament due to pregnancy.
Belorussian Victoria AzarenkoGrand Slam champion was also scheduled to take to the court in Brisbane, and in the men’s draw Andy Murray and number 10 in the world Holger Rune among the seeds.
Victoria Azarenko.
(according to information from Europe Press)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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