Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 12, 2024 Japan's Naomi Osaka during press conference ahead of the Australian Open REUTERS/Edgar Su/ File photo
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka said on Friday she has no plans to ease herself back into the tour after returning from a 15-month absence with the double Australian Open champion already planning a jam-packed schedule for the season ahead.
Osaka gave birth to daughter Shai in July and returned to action for the first time since September 2022 in Brisbane this month, where she beat Tamara Korpatsch before losing in three sets to fellow former world number one Karolina Pliskova.
