Naomi Osaka is finally almost back to competitions after missing playing on the main tour for more than 2 months. Naomi Osaka famously retired from the French Open after she refused to attend the press conferences citing mental issues. Later, Osaka decided also to skip the entire grass-court season to play only on the occasion of the Olympic Games, where she lost in the third round.
Naomi Osaka also decided not to compete in Toronto to finally be back only on the WTA 1000 in Cincinnati. The Japanese sensation didn’t receive a fantastic draw in Cincinnati, where she is expected to play against Coco Gauff as early as in the second round.
Here is a video of Naomi practicing her serve.
Naomi Osaka in 2021
Ranked world no.2, the Japanese played her last match on the 27th of July when she was defeated by world no.42 Marketa Vondrousova 6-1 6-4 in the 3rd round in Tokyo (draw).
This season Osaka has a 16-4 record. Naomi has won 1 title at the Australian Open.
