Naomi Osaka’s tennis return on the cards

Naomi Osaka

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka says she will return to tennis soon after feeling the itch to play again. Osaka said earlier this month she planned to take a break from the sport after an early exit from the US Open.

Osaka, 23, had previously pulled out of the French Open and skipped Wimbledon to protect her mental health. "I know I'm going to play again," Osaka told HBO show The Shop.

Adding that her return would be probably soon, Osaka said: "I kind of have that itch again. It wouldn't really matter to me if I won or lost, I'd just have the joy of being back on the court." Osaka, who dropped out of the Top-5 in the rankings, said her problems were exacerbated by speaking to the media after matches.

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