Here she comes again: Naomi Osaka is ready to take it all back

Right: Naomi Osaka è ready to take it all back

Naomi Osaka returns to play after a year and a half stop. The Japanese tennis player è returned to training in October: è strong desire for the court after her 2021 farewell, which followed some anxiety issues. During the stop, Osaka è became a mother and found a new balance: now she wants to test herself again against the best.

"I feel nervous but also very happy and excited. The’idea of getting back on the court causes me all these emotions. I am a competitive person and simply playing again will be very stimulating", she told NHK. "I have never been good at playing for myself, but now I feel a responsibility" to my daughter, I want to show her the world and play for her".

"In the first chapter of my tennis life I was able to be myself and play by instinct, but in the second chapter I want to study and understand the game more and appreciate these aspects more,", said the Japanese player, who in 2021 was the highest paid athlete on the planet.

Naomi Osaka demands a lot from herself: she wants to be the best in the world again and win more Slams. "I want to win more of them and for that she will also invest more time in preparing for Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Another big goal is the Paris Olympics".