Naomi Osaka

The world's highest-paid female athlete teased her return in 2024 after a hiatus. Osaka said she's looking forward to her child watching her play someday ...

The two reflected on their years-long relationship, including meeting for the first time at an LA Clippers game, [in a 2021 spread for GQ.](https://www.gq.com/story/naomi-osaka-cordae-march-modern-lovers-cover) Open Final in 2018.](https://www.npr.org/2018/09/09/646018074/naomi-osaka-defeats-serena-williams-in-controversial-u-s-open-final) Osaka's subsequent victories in the Australian Open in 2019, the U.S. [one of the most influential players on the court](https://www.npr.org/2022/08/30/1120023719/serena-williams-has-left-an-indelible-mark-on-tennis), [ in the U.S. It'll be Osaka's first appearance on the court since competing at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo last September, when she withdrew due to illness. In May, Osaka announced that "I honestly don't know when I'm going to play my next tennis match," Osaka told reporters in a news conference. [after pulling out of the 2021 French Open. ](https://www.npr.org/2022/05/12/1098467880/naomi-osaka-starts-sports-agency-tennis)Osaka also [wrote a children's book](https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/childrens-the-way-champs-play-preorder) that was released last month. [she would not be appearing in the 2023 Australian open.](https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/naomi-osaka-expecting-first-child-with-rapper-cordae) However, in the social media post, Osaka confirmed that she is expected to compete in the Australian Open in 2024. ](https://www.npr.org/2021/06/01/1002092628/naomi-osaka-reveals-mental-health-struggles-and-other-athletes-rally-around-her)After announcing she wouldn't take part in required media appearances, officials fined her $15,000 — [and threatened to expel her from the tournament.](https://www.npr.org/2021/05/31/1001917952/naomi-osaka-drops-out-of-french-open-after-dispute-over-media-appearances) ](https://www.npr.org/2021/09/04/1034304091/naomi-osaka-us-open-loses-tennis-break-leylah-fernandez)Many athletes publicly praised Osaka for openly sharing her struggles with mental health. "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,' haha," Osaka wrote.

The tennis star, who withdrew from the Australian Open this week, posted a photo of an ultrasound on Instagram.

She took a break from the game and also missed time with an Achilles’ tendon injury last year. Osaka did not reveal how far along she was in the Instagram post. Last year, Osaka and her longtime agent, Stuart Duguid, left IMG, the sports and entertainment conglomerate, Osaka won the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021. Open in 2018 and 2020. 47 in the world.

The four-time Grand Slam champion and cauldron lighter for Tokyo 2020 shared her pregnancy news in a social media post, saying she planned to return to ...

Barty, the 2022 AO champ who retired in March, posted her [pregnancy news](https://www.instagram.com/p/CnEbAz8hs1d/?igshid=MWI4MTIyMDE=) just a few days ago. "The past few years have been interesting to say the least," Osaka said at the beginning of the post. "Every day is a new blessing and adventure," Osaka, 25, wrote. Osaka has reached world No. [lit the cauldron](https://olympics.com/en/news/naomi-osaka-lights-olympic-cauldron-symbol-hope-olympic-games-tokyo-2020) for the Olympic Summer Games [Tokyo 2020](https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/tokyo-2020) in 2021, [shared the news](https://www.instagram.com/p/CnSHJx9Jw7Z/?igshid=MWI4MTIyMDE=) on social media with a photo of her sonogram. [Tennis](https://olympics.com/en/sports/tennis/) star [Naomi Osaka](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/naomi-osaka) has revealed she's expecting a baby in 2023.

Four times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka said on Wednesday that she is expecting her first child, days after withdrawing from the Australian Open.

But she said on Wednesday that she would return to competition and expected to be at the Australian Open in 2024. “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.'” The 25-year-old said this week that she was pulling out of the year’s first Grand Slam after not competing on the WTA Tour since the Pan Pacific Open in September.

The 25-year-old tennis star and four-time grand slam champion posted a picture of a sonogram of a baby dated last month along with the message: “Can't wait to ...

[officially withdrew](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jan/08/concerns-mount-for-naomi-osaka-as-former-no-1-withdraws-from-australian-open) from the Australian Open, which she has won twice, on Sunday, prompting questions and speculation over her absence. Caroline Wozniacki, the 2018 champion, welcomed her second child with husband David Lee in October, while Serena Williams famously won the 2017 tournament while pregnant with her daughter, Alexis Olympia. [Australian Open](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/australian-open), posting a photo and text to Twitter announcing that she is pregnant with her first child.

Tennis star Naomi Osaka announces her pregnancy on Wednesday, posting a photo of an ultrasound scan on her social media accounts.

Naomi Osaka shocked tennis fans Saturday after withdrawing from the 2023 Australian Open a week before the event. Osaka didn't give a reason for withdrawing ...

Osaka says she will return to tennis and plans to be in Melbourne next year for the start of the Grand Slam season.

Osaka said that the months away have given her “a new love and appreciation for the game I’ve dedicated my life to”. Love you all infinitely.” Osaka says she will return to tennis and plans to be in Melbourne next year for the start of the Grand Slam season.

ANKARA – Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam women's singles champion, announced Wednesday that she is pregnant with her first child, days before the 2023 ...

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Former world number one Naomi Osaka announced on Wednesday that she is pregnant and will be taking a break from tennis until 2024.

Following her statement, the tournament paused for a day. Osaka’s recent absence from the tour had promoted speculation over her future in the game, but on Wednesday she said her break has given her a new perspective on the sport. Love you all infinitely,” she added. Osaka has also been vocal in support of various causes and in 2020 she said she wouldn’t play in her semi-final at the Cincinnati Open in response to the shooting of black man Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. [mental health](https://sports.inquirer.net/424203/citing-mental-health-concerns-osaka-says-she-wont-talk-to-media-at-french-open) and depression in the past and took a break from the sport after the French Open in 2021 before returning to compete at the Tokyo Olympics later that year. “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.

Naomi Osaka is pregnant. The 25-year-old tennis star has announced via social media that she's expecting her first child with rap star Cordae Dunston.

Naomi Osaka is pregnant and plans to return to competition in 2024, the tennis star announced Wednesday on social media.

Osaka said the few months away have given her “a new love and appreciation for the game I’ve dedicated my life to.” “Love you all infinitely.” She has taken mental health breaks in recent years and didn’t play again after the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, shortly after falling in the first round of the U.S. “2023 will be a year that’ll be full of lessons for me and I hope I’ll see you guys in the start of the next one cause I’ll be at Aus 2024,” Osaka wrote. But Osaka said she will return to tennis and plans to be in Melbourne next year for the start of the Grand Slam season. “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.