Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka announces pregnancy

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Osaka announced that she is pregnant and will be taking a break from tennis until 2024. Photo by Philip Fong/AFP

ANKARA - Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam women's singles champion, announced Wednesday that she is pregnant with her first child, days before the 2023 Australian Tennis Open.

"One thing I am looking forward to is for my kid to watch one of my matches and tell someone, 'that's my mom', haha. 2023 will be a year that'll be full of lessons for me and I hope I'll see you guys in the start of the next one cause I'll be at Aus 2024," Osaka said on Twitter, according to Anadolu Agency.

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Last weekend, Osaka withdrew from the 2023 Australian Open, which will begin on Jan 16 in Melbourne, it reported.

The 25-year-old Japanese tennis star won the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021.

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She was the US Open champion in 2018 and 2020.

In January 2019, Osaka topped the women's singles ranking, which was her career high.

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But she moved down to 47th spot in the world rankings as of Jan 9. - BERNAMA