Australian tennis legend Todd Woodbridge says Naomi Osaka accepting to compete in a WTA 250 tournament is proof that she is indeed very serious about everything she has been saying over the last few months as the former doubles world No. 1 thinks the Japanese could have an Andre Agassi-like resurgence.
This week, four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka is starting her clay season at a WTA 250 tournament in Rouen. For Osaka, this will be her first clay tournament since the 2022 French Open but also her sixth clay event since 2019.
Even when four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka was at her peak, she didn’t prefer to play much on clay. But when the 26-year-old was about to launch her post-pregnancy comeback, she promised she would play much more and underlined that she would be aiming to win more Grand Slams.
So far, Osaka is 7-6 through six tournaments played and she remains without a title since the 2021 Australian Open. But she is now competing regularly, and just like she promised, she definitely to give a much bigger focus to the clay and grass seasons this year.
Considering that Osaka has been translating her words into action so far, Woodbridge – a former 16-time Grand Slam men’s doubles champion and nine-time mixed doubles champion – thinks it is safe to…
