New moms Naomi Osaka, Angelique Kerber, Caroline Wozniacki ready to compete at the Australian Open

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Smaller things are getting Naomi Osaka's attention now that she's preparing for her Grand Slam comeback.

She's focusing on being more in the moment. More patient. More conscious of who may be watching her play her first major since 2022, and what kind of impression she'll leave.

The first 15-day Australian Open, set to start Sunday morning (Saturday night in the U.S. ET), has been hyped as the tournament of comebacks. And Osaka has top billing among the three former No. 1-ranked, former Australian Open champions returning to Melbourne Park for their first time as moms.

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The attention on that returning trio — Osaka, Angelique Kerber and Caroline Wozniacki — intensified after another prominent storyline fizzled out when Rafael Nadal’s attempted comeback from a year-long injury layoff lasted three matches.

The 22-time major winner has a small tear in a muscle near his surgically repaired hip and and flew home, leaving Novak Djokovic as the only remaining member of the so-called Big Three.

Naomi Osaka plays a shot against Karolina Pliskova during the Brisbane International tennis tournament on Jan. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard, File)

Osaka competed for the first time in more than a year last week; she became a mother in July when her daughter, Shai, was born.

The four-time major winner went 1-1 in Brisbane and found herself engaging more with other players, and more eager to acknowledge fans.

"A part of me felt like Shai was watching me," she said. "I wanted to do my best for