Naomi Osaka is making ready for a brand new chapter—off the tennis court.
Shortly after withdrawing from the 2023 Australian Open, the Grand Slam champion introduced that she’s pregnant along with her first little one.
“The previous few years have been attention-grabbing to say the least, however I discover that its probably the most difficult instances in life which may be probably the most enjoyable,” she tweeted Jan. 11 alongside a photograph of a sonogram. “These few months away from the game has actually given me a brand new love and appreciation for the sport I’ve devoted my life to.”
“I understand that life is so quick and I do not take any moments without any consideration, on a regular basis is a brand new blessing and journey,” Osaka, 25, continued. “I do know that I’ve a lot to stay up for sooner or later, one factor I am trying ahead to is for my child to look at considered one of my matches and inform somebody, ‘that is my mother,’ haha.”
The athlete, whose been linked to rapper Cordae for several years, went on to write that 2023 will probably be a yr of classes for her, including that she plans on being again on the court docket subsequent yr.