Naomi Osaka

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has announced that she is pregnant and plans to return to the tour in 2024; I know that I have so much to look ...

"I realize that life is so short and I don't take any moment for granted, everyday is a new blessing and adventure. Love you all infinitely. These few months away from the sport has really given me a new love and appreciation for the game I've dedicated my life to.

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.

Last Sunday, Australian Open organizers said that Osaka, the Open champion in 2019 and 2021, will not be playing at the major tournament that starts next week.

Ash Barty, who won the French Open, Wimbledon and the Australian Open from 2019-22, announced last week she was pregnant. Three years after that, she became the first (and so far only) mom to win Wimbledon in the Open Era. Belgian Kim Clijsters retired at age 23 in 2007, had daughter Jada at age 24 and returned to competition at age 26, winning in her third tournament back, the U.S. Open the next year and won her fourth and final major at the 2011 Australian Open. “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.” She won her first round match at that tournament when Australia’s Daria Saville withdrew after one game with a knee injury.

The two-time Australian Open winner pulled out of the first grand slam of the year last week.

These few months away from the sport has really given me a new love and appreciation for the game I’ve dedicated my life to. “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,”. “Can’t wait to get back on the court but here’s a little life update for 2023,” read Osaka’s caption.

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 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 ...

Naomi Osaka announced she is pregnant and indicated she will miss the entirety of the 2023 season. "2023 will be a year that'll be full of lessons for me ...

[according to Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/profile/naomi-osaka/?sh=864fe95384eb), due to her various partnerships and sponsorships. Osaka hasn't won a title since the 2021 Australian Open and hasn't advanced past the third round at a major since. Osaka then took an indefinite break but returned at the start of the 2022 season. She hasn't played a full match since her first-round loss at the US Open and played in just 11 tournaments in 2022. "I know that I have 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. 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 [Australian Open] 2024."

The two-time Australian Open winner had pulled out of the first major of 2023 last week.

“These few months away from the sport has really given me a new love and appreciation for the game I’ve dedicated my life to. Can’t wait to get back on the court but here’s a little life update for 2023. “Can’t wait to get back on the court but here’s a little life update for 2023,” read Osaka’s caption.

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.

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 winner admitted recent years had been "interesting to say the least" but said she was looking forward to the day her child would ...

"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'," Tennis star Naomi Osaka is pregnant and plans to return to competition in 2024. Naomi Osaka: Tennis star announces pregnancy - and plans to return to competition