Naomi Osaka last played in September 2022 and then became a mother in July 2023, but now the Japanese athlete has returned to the WTA tournament and made her debut with a victory in the tournament in Brisbane.

Naomi Osaka, in the second round in Brisbane – Nippon, returned to the WTA circuit

Osaka, who received a wild card, defeated Tamara Korpach (83 WTA, Transylvania Open 2023 winner) in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6(9). The match lasted an hour and 50 minutes.

In the next round of the “WTA 500” competition in Australia, Naomi will meet with Karolina Plsikova (16th favorite). It will be a match between two players who were ranked first in the world in the past.

The result of the match between Naomi Osaka and Tamara Korpatch

Who is Naomi Osaka?

Born on October 16, 1997 in Osaka, Japan, Naomi reached the top of the WTA rankings on January 28, 2019. During her career, she won 7 titles, 4 of which are Grand Slam tournaments.

So far, he has won 266 games and suffered 148 losses. He collected 21,177,252 from tennis prizes alone.

Naomi retired from tennis first due to mental health issues, and then because she became pregnant (she gave birth to a girl in July 2023).

Now back on the WTA, Osaka has big ambitions: to take part in the Olympic Games in Paris and win other Grand Slam trophies.

The competition was won by Naomi Osaka

2021 – Australian Open / 2020 – US Open / 2019 – Australian Open, Osaka, Beijing / 2018 – Indian Wells, US Open.

WTA Brisbane competes from December 31 to January 7 on hard, is part of the WTA 500 category, has a total prize money worth $1,736,763, and the title champion is Aryna Sabalenko (2023).