{"id":290097,"date":"2023-09-07T11:34:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T11:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=290097"},"modified":"2023-09-07T11:34:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T11:34:23","slug":"naomi-osaka-plans-to-play-way-more-tournaments-when-she-returns-to-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/tennis\/naomi-osaka-plans-to-play-way-more-tournaments-when-she-returns-to-tennis\/","title":{"rendered":"Naomi Osaka plans to play \u2018way more tournaments\u2019 when she returns to tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletter\/sport\/sport-135x135.png\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><\/p>\n<h3>Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing<\/h3>\n<h3>Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news<\/h3>\n<h2>Thanks for signing up to the<br \/> Sport email<\/h2>\n<p>Naomi Osaka is intending to play \u201cway more tournaments\u201d on her return to tennis following the birth of her daughter.<\/p>\n<p>The four-time grand slam champion, who has not played a competitive match since last September, announced her pregnancy in January and gave birth to baby Shai in July.<\/p>\n<p>Osaka, who has two US Open and two Australian Open titles to her name, had played an increasingly sparse schedule before her maternity leave, stepping away from the court several times to prioritise her mental health.<\/p>\n<p>But time away has reinvigorated her love for the sport and, speaking to ESPN, Osaka said of her plans for next season: \u201cIt\u2019s definitely way more tournaments than I used to play. So I think some people will be happy with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/11\/30\/15\/GettyImages-1388382959%20copy.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/12\/01\/03\/GettyImages-1245251240.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old, who confirmed she is planning to play at the Australian Open in January, added of her reasoning: \u201cI think it\u2019s because I realised that I don\u2019t know how the beginning of the year is going to go for me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know the level of play and I think I have to ease into it. So, at the very least, I\u2019ll set myself up for a very good end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CupKXsLJGk6<\/p>\n<p>Osaka was at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday to take part in a forum on mental health and sport alongside former swimmer Michael Phelps.<\/p>\n<p>She discussed her year away from the sport, saying: \u201cIt\u2019s definitely been really interesting. The whole process, it felt long and short at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I stepped away, it was Tokyo, that was the last tournament I played. I just remember watching the Australian Open and being very devastated, because I\u2019ve never missed an Australian Open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was watching Serena and Venus (Williams), I was thinking, \u2018Ah, I probably no way will ever play at their age\u2019, but sitting here, I\u2019m like, \u2018You know what? I might do that actually\u2019.<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/07\/11\/adbd887cc274e3cf14719b9511270115Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjk0MTY2NzA5-2.72423100.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/07\/10\/c71f7c8baeec4ce85dcb09305d9914deY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjk0MTY1MTY2-2.67562985.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/07\/09\/8a996ae7d68230fb17c9bd29011653e1Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjk0MTYwNDcy-2.73086740.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt really raised my love for the sport. It made me realise I\u2019m not going to play forever. I have to embrace the times. I\u2019ve been playing tennis since I was three.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think I can predict what I\u2019ll do. I never am able to do that, but it definitely made me appreciate a lot of things that I took for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/naomi-osaka-tokyo-osaka-espn-australian-b2407078.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290096,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Naomi Osaka plans to play \u2018way more tournaments\u2019 when she returns to tennis - All My Sports News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/tennis\/naomi-osaka-plans-to-play-way-more-tournaments-when-she-returns-to-tennis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Naomi Osaka plans to play \u2018way more tournaments\u2019 when she returns to tennis - 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