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 number 1 posted what he called a “little life update for 2023” on social media, including an ultrasound picture.

Osaka, 25, has been dating Cordae, a rapper, for years.

“I know that I have a lot to look forward to in the future, one thing I hope for is that my daughter watches one of my matches and tells someone, ‘That’s my mom,'” Osaka wrote.

Osaka has not played a competitive match since September and withdrew from the Australian Open, which starts on Sunday. He has won the tournament twice, along with two US Open championships.

He has taken a mental health break in recent years and stopped playing after the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, shortly after falling in the first round of the US Open. Osaka said a few months away has given him “a new love and appreciation for the game I have dedicated my life to.”

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

“2023 will be a year full of lessons for me and I hope to see you at the next start as I will be in Aus 2024,” Osaka wrote. “Love you all without limits.”

Osaka closed by saying that she doesn’t know if there is a right path in life, but “if you move forward with good intentions, you will find your way.”