Naomi Osaka: Tennis star publicizes she is pregnant

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Tennis star Naomi Osaka introduced her being pregnant on Wednesday, posting a photograph of an ultrasound scan on her social media accounts.

“The previous few years have been fascinating to say the least, however I discover that it’s essentially the most difficult occasions in life which may be essentially the most enjoyable,” the four-time main champion wrote alongside the photograph.

“These few months away from the game [have] actually given me a brand new love and appreciation for the sport I’ve devoted my life to.”

Osaka mentioned she plans to return to tennis in 2024 for subsequent yr’s Australian Open, a match she has received on two earlier events.

“I do know that I've a lot to look ahead to sooner or later,” she added. “One factor I’m trying ahead to is for my child to look at considered one of my matches and inform somebody, ‘that’s my mother.’”

The 25-year-old’s withdrawal from the upcoming Australian Open was introduced by the competitors’s organizers on Sunday.

Osaka has not performed because the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in September final yr.

She took a while away from aggressive tennis and made a number of extremely publicized disclosures about her struggles with psychological well being following an incident in August 2021, the place she was visibly burdened and emotional whereas addressing the media throughout a compulsory information convention at Roland Garros.

Osaka subsequently pulled out of the French Open that yr and revealed she had “suffered lengthy bouts of melancholy” since profitable her first main championship in 2018.

“I don’t assume there’s a superbly right path to soak up life however I all the time felt that in case you transfer ahead with good intentions you’ll discover your means finally,” Osaka added in her assertion on Wednesday.