{"id":365424,"date":"2023-09-07T03:00:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T03:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/09\/07\/naomi-osaka-set-to-return-in-2024-australian-open-tennis-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T03:00:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T03:00:09","slug":"naomi-osaka-set-to-return-in-2024-australian-open-tennis-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/09\/07\/naomi-osaka-set-to-return-in-2024-australian-open-tennis-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Naomi Osaka set to return in 2024 Australian Open | Tennis News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-103449751,imgsize-62684.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW YORK: Four-time <!-- -->Grand Slam<!-- --> champion <!-- -->Naomi Osaka<!-- --> plans to return to <!-- -->tennis<!-- --> in time for the <!-- -->2024 Australian Open<!-- -->, saying Wednesday her break from the sport &#8220;really fueled a fire in me&#8221;.<br \/>The 25-year-old Japanese star gave birth to daughter Shai in July and hasn&#8217;t played since September 2022, when she made her last tournament appearance at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.<br \/>In an interview with ESPN at the <!-- -->US Open<!-- --> on Wednesday, Osaka replied &#8220;yes&#8221; when asked if she would be in Melbourne at the start of next year.<br \/>Osaka, who participated in a mental health forum with swimming legend <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/michael-phelps\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Michael Phelps-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/michael-phelps\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Phelps<\/a> at <!-- -->Flushing Meadows<!-- -->, said she was anticipating making a full-time return to the women&#8217;s tour in 2024. <br \/>&#8220;It&#8217;s definitely way more tournaments than I used to play,&#8221; said Osaka.<br \/>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s because I realise like I don&#8217;t know how the beginning of the year is going to go for me,&#8221; she explained.<br \/>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know the level of play and I think I kind of have to ease into it, so at the very least I&#8217;m going to set myself up for a very good end of the year.&#8221;<br \/>The top ranked player in the world in 2019, Osaka\u2014who grew up in the United States\u2014is now ranked 603rd.<br \/>She has won four Grand Slam singles titles with triumphs in the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021 and the US Open in 2018 and 2020.<\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? 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