Naomi Osaka

The Japanese ace remains on the official Australian Open entry list, but she hasn't played since Tokyo's Pan Pacific Open in September and isn't down to ...

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Whether two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka will be at the tournament is the subject of growing speculation. Despite being on the entry list for the ...

House of Representatives and the first Asian-American woman to serve in Congress. 1 is not listed to play in warm up tournaments in Adelaide or Hobart next week. She has also worked as an executive producer on “MINK!”, a short film about Patsy Mink, the first woman of color elected to the U.S. It’s not clear when the photo was taken. Away from the court, the star has immersed herself in other ventures – the 25 year-old said she was enjoying “being productive” in a post to She also missed the entire grass court season due to an Achilles injury and withdrew from her opening match of the Canadian Open with a back injury.

As the first tennis Grand Slam tournament of 2023 approaches, the status of one of the sport's biggest stars is still unclear.

Her last Australian Open appearance saw her eliminated in the third round after she suffered a surprise defeat to Amanda Anisimova. [not to participate in press conferences](https://www.sportingnews.com/au/tennis-(us)/news/naomi-osaka-press-2021-french-open-mental-health/usmqhmkvkspf1ba85e4wd4vup) at the French Open in 2021. [detailed her decision](https://www.sportingnews.com/au/tennis-(us)/news/naomi-osaka-french-open-withdraw/1duvk1hp586at13pg81m43wgu9) to make such a move after refusing to talk to the media and revealed that she has "suffered long bouts of depression" since the 2018 U.S. Osaka has spent a notable amount of time away from the court in recent years, dealing with a number of injuries and focusing on her mental health. She last played a match in September of 2022 where she withdrew from the Japan Open in the second round with an abdominal problem. Will Naomi Osaka play at the Australian Open in 2023?

As the first tennis Grand Slam tournament of 2023 approaches, the status of one of the sport's biggest stars is still unclear.

Her last Australian Open appearance saw her eliminated in the third round after she suffered a surprise defeat to Amanda Anisimova. [not to participate in press conferences](https://www.sportingnews.com/au/tennis-(us)/news/naomi-osaka-press-2021-french-open-mental-health/usmqhmkvkspf1ba85e4wd4vup) at the French Open in 2021. [detailed her decision](https://www.sportingnews.com/au/tennis-(us)/news/naomi-osaka-french-open-withdraw/1duvk1hp586at13pg81m43wgu9) to make such a move after refusing to talk to the media and revealed that she has "suffered long bouts of depression" since the 2018 U.S. Osaka has spent a notable amount of time away from the court in recent years, dealing with a number of injuries and focusing on her mental health. She last played a match in September of 2022 where she withdrew from the Japan Open in the second round with an abdominal problem. Will Naomi Osaka play at the Australian Open in 2023?

One of the tennis world's biggest drawcards is a no-show at the Australian Open, reportedly leaving officials scrambling for answers.

The decision of the former world no. 1 (currently world no. [Novak Djokovic confirmed he’s planning to play the Australian](https://thenewdaily.com.au/sport/tennis/2023/01/05/novak-djokovic-nick-kyrgios-australian-open-warm-up/) in a practice match in Melbourne, although Kyrgios has requested they play shorter sets. [previously withdrew from the French Open](https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2021/06/01/naomi-osaka-french-open-2/) and simultaneously revealed struggles with “long bouts” of depression since 2018. [pulled out of the second of the Adelaide International warm-up events](https://thenewdaily.com.au/sport/2023/01/05/nick-kyrgios-adelaide-international/) with an ankle injury. [Nick Kyrgios made the move last year](https://thenewdaily.com.au/sport/tennis/2022/06/21/nick-kyrgios-naomi-osaka/).