© Bradley Kanaris / Stringer Getty Images Sport
At the Brisbane International, the Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka will return to the court after almost a year and a half. The 4-time Slam champion will be in the top half of the main draw and will challenge Tamara Korpatsch in the first round, with the hope of giving herself a match with Karolina Pliskova.
They have been intense months for the former WTA No.1, who returns to playing tennis after motherhood and the birth of little Shai. Before that, there had been complicated months, starting with the revelations about mental health at the Roland Garros.
From her suffering due to severe depression, to the joy of motherhood that allowed her to give birth to little Shai. Naomi, despite her young age, has overcome many challenges and is ready to get back into the world of tennis a year and a half after the last time.
The Japanese has always avoided the limelight and preferred to construct her own reality. Then came the success, the pressure increased and Osaka did not react well to the new scenarios that invaded her private life. The 26-year-old is trying to bring her true personality both on and off the court.
And the words she shared during the…
