Watch: Naomi Osaka Returns to Practice Courts as Australian Open Looms
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By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday October 11, 2023Naomi Osaka is back on court and working towards a comeback at the 2024 Australian Open. With just three months until the first Grand Slam of 2024, the four-time major champion posted videos of herself hitting on Instagram.
Osaka even took care to laugh at herself, posting a video of a particularly amusing backhand miss. The caption? “Back at it. (second slide lol 😖)”
Osaka, who gave birth to her first daughter Shai on July 11, will turn 26 on October 16. She has not played on tour since September of 2022.
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Richard Pagliaro. Richard Pagliaro is Tennis Now Managing Editor. He is a graduate of New York University and has covered pro tennis for more than 35 years. Richard was tennis columnist for Gannett Newspapers in NY, served as Managing Editor for TennisWeek.com and worked as a writer/editor for Tennis.com. He has been TennisNow.com managing editor since 2010.
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