In 2021, Naomi Osaka had a more perfect start when crowned in Australia expanded the women's application. This is also the fourth Grand Slam title in the career of the Japanese player.
However, in the rest of the season, Naomi experienced a lot of ups and downs. After the scandal with the media at Roland Garros, she withdrew many events before re -exporting at the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games. Due to not regaining his performance, the Japanese player was eliminated early before losing the 18 -year -old Leylah Fernandez in the US Open round.
After a bitter defeat in the US, Naomi has not returned to the competition. She withdrew from all the year -end prizes and admitted that she had no plan to re -export. However, Naomi has recently brought good news to fans.
On her personal page, Naomi has just posted a clip she practiced to prepare for the new season. Thus, the Japanese player will return to play in early 2022.
The tournament that Naomi chose is WTA 250 in Melbourne. The tournament will take place within 1 week, from 3 to 9/1, helping the players run the momentum for Australia to expand.
In Melbourne, Naomi is ranked No. 2 seeds, after Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The tournament also has the presence of two other Grand Slam champions, Simona Halep and Emma Raducanu. In the male content, Rafael also chose to play in Melbourne to prepare for Australian Open 2022.
Last season, Naomi won only one title, Australia expanded, the rest were eliminated early in the tournament. Therefore, the Japanese player has fallen out of the top 10 WTA. Currently, she is ranked 13th with 2956 points.
