Naomi Osaka set for 'brilliant comeback' in Brisbane six months after giving birth ahead of Australian Open
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Published 10/11/2023 at 10:03 GMT
Naomi Osaka will feature at the Brisbane International in December, six months after she gave birth to her daughter in July. She last played in September 2022. "I am really excited about getting back out on court and competing. It will set me up for a brilliant comeback." The Brisbane International will build up to the 2024 Australian Open, which will be live on Eurosport and discovery+.
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Naomi Osaka is set to return to the WTA Tour at the Brisbane International in December, six months after giving birth.
The former world No. 1 announced her pregnancy in January earlier this year and gave birth to her daughter Shai in July.
She last played on the WTA Tour at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in September 2022.
"I am really excited about getting back out on court and competing," Osaka said about returning in Brisbane.
"I always love starting my season in Brisbane and can't wait to return.
“The Brisbane International is such a great tournament and will set me up for a brilliant comeback this summer."
The Brisbane International will return after a three-year hiatus following the Covid-19 pandemic and starts on December 31 as preparation for the 2024 Australian Open, which will be live on Eurosport and discovery+.
Osaka won the 2021 edition of the Australian Open, her fourth and most recent Grand Slam triumph.
She won her first major title at the US Open in 2018 and pulled out of the French Open in 2021, revealing she had suffered "long bouts of depression" ever since her title win in New York three years prior.
This led the former world No. 1 to take breaks from the sport to protect her mental health, which she has often spoken about openly.
As well as Osaka’s return, Brisbane International organisers have confirmed two-time winner Andy Murray will compete at the tournament in 2024.
"It's great to see the Brisbane International back and I am really looking forward to returning to Queensland this summer," Murray said.
"I have great memories of winning the title in 2012 and 2013 and I would love to lift the trophy again for a third time in Brisbane."
The Australian Open starts on Sunday, January 14.
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