Naomi Osaka Declares That She’s Pregnant

Simply after withdrawing from the 2023 Australian Open, Naomi Osaka introduced that she’s pregnant.

In a notice posted to social media, the tennis star gave followers a “little life replace,” sharing not solely her being pregnant announcement, however an ultrasound picture.

“The previous few years have been attention-grabbing to say the least, however I discover that it is the most difficult occasions in life that could be essentially the most enjoyable,” Naomi, 25, wrote. Taking time away from the game has renewed her appreciation for it, she wrote, which solely makes her extra excited for the long run. “I do know that I’ve a lot to sit up for sooner or later, one factor I am trying ahead to is for my child to observe considered one of my matches and inform somebody, ‘that’s my mother.’”

Whereas Naomi shocked followers by withdrawing from the 2023 Australian Open simply earlier than the occasion, she vowed in her notice to return to the competitors in 2024.

In 2021, Naomi spoke out about psychological well being in sports activities, saying she was contemplating taking a break from tennis as a result of she wasn’t discovering pleasure in it the way in which she as soon as did. That very same yr, she introduced she would not converse to the press following the French Open to protect her psychological well being. When she pulled out of this yr’s Australian Open on the final minute, many speculated about why.

Now, Naomi says she’s shifting ahead with good intentions, and he or she seems ahead to getting again on the court docket after having her child. Alongside together with her being pregnant announcement, the athlete additionally dropped some knowledge:

“I do not suppose there is a completely right path to absorb life,” she wrote, closing out her notice, “however I at all times felt that when you transfer ahead with good intentions you will discover your means ultimately.”