Naomi Osaka: My biggest issue is that I don’t feel like I’m in my body

Naomi Osaka says she does not “feel like I’m in my body” following her return to tennis after a maternity break.

Osaka resumed competing on the WTA Tour in January after the birth of her first child in July 2023, but the four-time grand slam winner has failed to go beyond the quarter-finals at any tournament this season.

“My biggest issue currently isn’t losses though, my biggest issue is that I don’t feel like I’m in my body,” Osaka wrote on Instagram following defeat to American Ashlyn Kreuger in the second round of qualifying for the Cincinnati Open.

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