Naomi Osaka announces pregnancy, plans tennis return in 2024
Naomi Osaka is pregnant and plans to return to competition in 2024, the tennis star announced Wednesday.
The former world No 1 posted what she called “a little life update for 2023” on social media, including a picture of an ultrasound.
The 25-year-old Osaka has been dating Cordae, a rapper, for years.
“I know that I have so much to look forward to in the future, one thing I’m looking forward to is for my kid to watch one of my matches and tell someone, ‘that’s my mom,'” Osaka wrote.
“2023 will be a year full of lessons for me, and I hope I’ll see you guys at the start of the next one cause I will be back at the Australian Open 2024. Love you all infinitely,” she added.
Osaka hasn’t played a competitive match since the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in September and withdrew from the Australian Open, which begins Sunday. She has won that tournament twice, along with two US Open championships.
The top ranked player in the world in 2019, the Japanese player, who grew up in the United States, is now ranked 47th in the world.