Hours ago, four-time Grand Slam champion, Naomi Osaka had one of life’s biggest moments. The 25-year-old gave birth to her first child with boyfriend Cordae. Osaka announced her pregnancy news earlier this year in January. The former World Number One was last seen on the tennis courts in September. Following that, she decided to take a break from the sport, before announcing her pregnancy news.

Osaka has seen a massive downfall in her tennis career ever since winning the 2021 Australian Open, her fourth Grand Slam title. She has failed to enter the latter stages of the major tournaments since then, let alone winning them. Nonetheless, the Japanese star has some good news on that front after welcoming her baby girl.

What did Naomi Osaka say?

Hours after the birth of her first child, the 25-year-old took to social media to share the first glimpse of her daughter. Sharing a picture on her official Twitter handle, Osaka wrote, “Well that was a cool little intermission, now back to your regularly scheduled program.” 

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The post quickly went viral and thousands of fans sent in their wishes for the Japanese star. It was the first image of her daughter shared and Osaka made sure it had a tennis element to it. The baby’s outfit had small tennis rackets and balls printed on it.

The tennis world has been eagerly waiting to see the two-time Australian and US Open champion back in action. Osaka had a not-so-successful 2022 season, where she failed to win a single title.

Osaka resonates with close friend Christopher Eubanks

The American had a wonderful 2023 Wimbledon Championships campaign where he reached the quarterfinals before losing out against Daniil Medvedev in a five-setter thriller. Later, he shared his candid opinion, saying that he enjoyed being on the court.

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Sharing Eubanks’ interview on her official Instagram handle as a story, Osaka said, “felt this except I had to take a 9 month break to realize it lol”. With Osaka’s latest revelation, she will hope to have a fast-track return to tennis. Further, Osaka has dropped to Number 436 in the world on the WTA Rankings chart. She’ll aim to get her feet moving as soon as she steps back on the tennis court.