Published By: Siddarth Sriram
Last Updated: November 10, 2023, 10:15 IST
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Naomi Osaka. (Credit: Twitter)
Osaka will likely be joined in Brisbane by Grand Slam winners Andy Murray and Victoria Azarenka, in addition to Grigor Dimitrov and Holger Rune.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka will make her eagerly anticipated return to tennis on the Brisbane International in Australia, organisers stated on Friday.
Starting on the final day of December, the Brisbane event is a heat-up for the Australian Open Grand Slam beginning in mid-January.
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The 26-yr-previous former world primary Osaka gave start to daughter Shai in July and has not performed on tour since September 2022, having additionally struggled together with her psychological well being and the pressures of tennis.
“I always love starting my season in Brisbane and can’t wait to return,” Japan’s Osaka stated.
“The Brisbane International is such a great tournament and will set me up for a brilliant comeback this summer.”
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Osaka has won four major titles, triumphing in the 2019 and 2021 Australian Opens, and winning the US Open in 2018 and 2020.
Osaka earlier this year said her break from the sport had “really fuelled a fire in me”.
Osaka will likely be joined in Brisbane by Grand Slam winners Andy Murray and Victoria Azarenka, in addition to Grigor Dimitrov and Holger Rune.
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