Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka announced she is pregnant and indicated she will miss the entirety of the 2023 season. "2023 will be a year that'll be full of lessons for me ...

[according to Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/profile/naomi-osaka/?sh=864fe95384eb), due to her various partnerships and sponsorships. Osaka hasn't won a title since the 2021 Australian Open and hasn't advanced past the third round at a major since. Osaka then took an indefinite break but returned at the start of the 2022 season. She hasn't played a full match since her first-round loss at the US Open and played in just 11 tournaments in 2022. "I know that I have much to look forward to in the future, one thing I'm looking forward to is for my kid to watch one of my matches and tell someone, 'that's my mom,' haha. 2023 will be a year that'll be full of lessons for me and I hope I'll see you guys in the start of the next one cause I'll be at [Australian Open] 2024."

Tennis star Naomi Osaka is pregnant, the athlete announced Wednesday, and said she will return to the sport in 2024, after concern had spread for her ...

In September, Osaka pulled out of the Pan Pacific Open in Japan, citing [abdominal pain](https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/34640378/naomi-osaka-pulls-pan-pacific-open-abdominal-pain) (abdominal pain is a [common pregnancy symptom](https://americanpregnancy.org/healthy-pregnancy/pregnancy-complications/abdominal-pain-during-pregnancy/), though it’s not clear how far along Osaka is). open in 2018 and 2020 and the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021. Osaka won the championship at the U.S. But the former star has only won one match since May. That same year, she famously withdrew from the French Open over mental health concerns. [highest-paid female athlete](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brettknight/2022/12/22/the-worlds-highest-paid-female-athletes-2022/?sh=4cda468573b4) of the year.

The world's highest-paid female athlete teased her return in 2024 after a hiatus. Osaka said she's looking forward to her child watching her play someday ...

The two reflected on their years-long relationship, including meeting for the first time at an LA Clippers game, [in a 2021 spread for GQ.](https://www.gq.com/story/naomi-osaka-cordae-march-modern-lovers-cover) Open Final in 2018.](https://www.npr.org/2018/09/09/646018074/naomi-osaka-defeats-serena-williams-in-controversial-u-s-open-final) Osaka's subsequent victories in the Australian Open in 2019, the U.S. [one of the most influential players on the court](https://www.npr.org/2022/08/30/1120023719/serena-williams-has-left-an-indelible-mark-on-tennis), [ in the U.S. It'll be Osaka's first appearance on the court since competing at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo last September, when she withdrew due to illness. In May, Osaka announced that "I honestly don't know when I'm going to play my next tennis match," Osaka told reporters in a news conference. [after pulling out of the 2021 French Open. ](https://www.npr.org/2022/05/12/1098467880/naomi-osaka-starts-sports-agency-tennis)Osaka also [wrote a children's book](https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/childrens-the-way-champs-play-preorder) that was released last month. [she would not be appearing in the 2023 Australian open.](https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/naomi-osaka-expecting-first-child-with-rapper-cordae) However, in the social media post, Osaka confirmed that she is expected to compete in the Australian Open in 2024. ](https://www.npr.org/2021/06/01/1002092628/naomi-osaka-reveals-mental-health-struggles-and-other-athletes-rally-around-her)After announcing she wouldn't take part in required media appearances, officials fined her $15,000 — [and threatened to expel her from the tournament.](https://www.npr.org/2021/05/31/1001917952/naomi-osaka-drops-out-of-french-open-after-dispute-over-media-appearances) ](https://www.npr.org/2021/09/04/1034304091/naomi-osaka-us-open-loses-tennis-break-leylah-fernandez)Many athletes publicly praised Osaka for openly sharing her struggles with mental health. "I know that I have so much to look forward to in the future, one thing I'm looking forward to is for my kid to watch one of my matches and tell someone, 'that's my mom,' haha," Osaka wrote.

The 25-year-old tennis superstar posted a photo of a scan from December that seems to indicate she's pretty far along in her pregnancy.

"2023 will be a year that'll be full of lessons for me and I hope I'll see you guys in the start of the next one cause I'll be at Aus 2024." The 25-year-old tennis superstar — who has won four Grand Slam titles in her career — announced on social media Wednesday that she is expecting. [in a relationship with rapper Cordae](https://www.insider.com/naomi-osaka-boyfriend-cordae-album-promotion-australian-open-2022-1) for nearly four years.

The 25-year-old Osaka has been dating Cordae, a rapper, for years. “I know that I have so much to look forward to in the future, one thing I ...

The four-time Grand Slam champion and cauldron lighter for Tokyo 2020 shared her pregnancy news in a social media post, saying she planned to return to ...

Barty, the 2022 AO champ who retired in March, posted her [pregnancy news](https://www.instagram.com/p/CnEbAz8hs1d/?igshid=MWI4MTIyMDE=) just a few days ago. "The past few years have been interesting to say the least," Osaka said at the beginning of the post. "Every day is a new blessing and adventure," Osaka, 25, wrote. Osaka has reached world No. [lit the cauldron](https://olympics.com/en/news/naomi-osaka-lights-olympic-cauldron-symbol-hope-olympic-games-tokyo-2020) for the Olympic Summer Games [Tokyo 2020](https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/tokyo-2020) in 2021, [shared the news](https://www.instagram.com/p/CnSHJx9Jw7Z/?igshid=MWI4MTIyMDE=) on social media with a photo of her sonogram. [Tennis](https://olympics.com/en/sports/tennis/) star [Naomi Osaka](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/naomi-osaka) has revealed she's expecting a baby in 2023.

Tennis star Naomi Osaka has appeared to reveal she is pregnant with her first child and will therefore miss the 2023 season. The announcement comes after ...

'These few months away from the sport has really given me a new love and appreciation for the game I've dedicated my life to. Naomi Osaka announces she is PREGNANT in social media post and will miss the 2023 season... She posted a picture of the scan.

The 25-year-old Osaka has been dating Cordae, a rapper, for years. “I know that I have so much to look forward to in the future, one thing I ...

The tennis star, who withdrew from the Australian Open this week, posted a photo of an ultrasound on Instagram.

She took a break from the game and also missed time with an Achilles’ tendon injury last year. Osaka did not reveal how far along she was in the Instagram post. Last year, Osaka and her longtime agent, Stuart Duguid, left IMG, the sports and entertainment conglomerate, Osaka won the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021. Open in 2018 and 2020. 47 in the world.

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

Osaka said that the months away have given her “a new love and appreciation for the game I’ve dedicated my life to”. Love you all infinitely.” Osaka says she will return to tennis and plans to be in Melbourne next year for the start of the Grand Slam season.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has announced that she is pregnant and plans to return to the tour in 2024; I know that I have so much to look ...

"I realize that life is so short and I don't take any moment for granted, everyday is a new blessing and adventure. Love you all infinitely. These few months away from the sport has really given me a new love and appreciation for the game I've dedicated my life to.

The Japanese former world number one, 25, withdrew from the Australian Open earlier this week, having not played since September.

"I know I have so much to look forward to in the future." Serena Williams took a break to give birth in 2017 and returned later the same year, continuing to play before retiring in 2022. "2023 will be a year that'll be full for lessons for me," said Osaka, adding that she hopes to return in 2024.

Naomi Osaka is pregnant and plans to return to competition in 2024, the tennis star announced Wednesday. The former world No. 1 posted what she called “a little life update for 2023” on social media, including a picture of an ultrasound.

She retired last year while holding the No. Osaka said the few months away have given her “a new love and appreciation for the game I’ve dedicated my life to.” She has taken mental health breaks in recent years and didn’t play again after the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, shortly after falling in the first round of the U.S.

Naomi Osaka is pregnant and plans to return to competition in 2024, the tennis star announced Wednesday.

She retired last year while holding the No. Osaka said the few months away have given her “a new love and appreciation for the game I’ve dedicated my life to.” She has taken mental health breaks in recent years and didn’t play again after the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, shortly after falling in the first round of the U.S.

Here's a full timeline of the talented duo's relationship, stemming all the way back to 2019.

However, the “RNP” musician’s rep confirmed to Billboard that he is the father. While traveling together, Osaka shared a photo featuring the couple laughing and cuddling on a private plane. You cool or whateva,” she captioned the adorable post. “I know that I have so much to look forward to in the future, one thing I’m looking forward to is for my kid to watch one of my matches and tell someone, ‘that’s my mom,’ haha.” “Can’t wait to get back on the court but here’s a little life update for 2023,” Osaka captioned a tweet on Wednesday (Jan. The song, featured on Cordae’s Just Until… So, you know, just always feeding the brain.” I would say he sort of takes the initiative. “I realize that life is so short and I don’t take any moments for granted, every day is a new blessing and adventure,” she wrote. “I can’t really be with someone who doesn’t have any substance or doesn’t act or think on the same frequency and wavelength as I do,” Cordae said of how he knew the tennis star was his match. The tennis superstar later told I don’t really like to go to public with my personal life, but if you just ask me [whether she’s my girlfriend], it’d be disrespectful to her if I said ‘Nah,’ at this point.”