Naomi Osaka (March 9, 2024) INDIAN WELLS, California) New mother Naomi Osaka advanced to the third round of the BNP Paribas Open with straight sets win over 14th seed Liudmila Samsonova 7-5, 6-3 on Saturday. It’s the Japanese woman’s fifth tournament since returning from having a child last year. “I just want to have a…
Naomi Osaka will face Sara Errani in a matchup that is a proper flashback match, as the two former WTA Top 10 players will clash in Indian Wells. Only proper fans remember Sara Errani’s glory days and how frustrating it was for opposing players. The Italian player is much older now, but the irritation factor…
Naomi Osaka is back in a quarter-final of a WTA 1000 tournament, and she’s going to face a player she already played earlier this year in Brisbane. Naomi Osaka didn’t have to play her match at the 2024 Qatar Open on Wednesday as Lesia Tsurenko withdrew just moments before it was set to be played….
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday February 13, 2024 Naomi Osaka is not even eight months removed from becoming a mother for the first time. The 26-year-old gave birth to her baby Shai on July 3rd, and quickly returned to the court to commence preparations for her “second career.” When we take this into…
Naomi Osaka finally learned her first-round opponent for the 2024 Abu Dhabi Open, and the draw could not have been more brutal to her than it was. While for much of her career, things came very easy to Osaka because of her ranking, this tennis comeback is proving to be very hard. The Japanese player…
Naomi Osaka‘s tennis comeback has not been an easy ride so far, and it won’t be getting any better at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Open, at least judging by the draw. The Abu Dhabi Open, which is a WTA 500 event, is generally very brutal because so many great players are taking part. Nothing shows…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday January 25, 2024 Earlier this month, Naomi Osaka talked often of wanting to play a lot of tournaments in 2024, so she could get comfortable on the court again after a 15-month layoff and the birth of her first child in July of 2023. “I’m definitely thinking this…
Caroline Garcia of France celebrates a point in their round one singles match against Naomi Osaka of Japan during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 15, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Walking past the posters of past champions toward her Rod Laver Arena return, Naomi Osaka paused to tap the…
January 10, 2024 by Admin Four-time major tournament champion Naomi Osaka is in a new territory, mentally and physically, as she gears up to return to the Australian Open for the first time since the birth of her daughter, Shai. In an exclusive interview with Glamour, Osaka opens up about her challenges postpartum, becoming the…
Naomi Osaka is coming back to tennis in 2024, and it’s quite obvious that it’s going to be an emotional comeback for her. The four-time Grand Slam champion didn’t enjoy the best period of her career before announcing pregnancy early in 2023. However, that part of her career seems to be behind her, and Osaka…
