AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka will begin her 2025 season on the ASB Tennis Traditional in Auckland in January.
The four-time Grand Slam singles winner returned to tennis this 12 months after an 18-month break throughout which she gave delivery to a daughter, Shai. She is ranked 76th in singles and she or he misplaced within the second spherical of the US Open on Aug. 29.
Osaka final performed in Auckland in 2017, reaching the quarterfinals. She break up together with her coach final week following her US Open loss.
“Naomi is likely one of the premier gamers in tennis with an thrilling and hard-hitting sport,” match director Nicolas Lamperin stated Tuesday. “It’s all the time difficult to return to this sport after intensive time away however Naomi has proven some extraordinarily promising kind.
“She has an immensely highly effective sport and performs an thrilling model of tennis. Many consider Naomi will reemerge on the prime of the game and that journey for the 2025 season will begin right here in Auckland.”
The ASB Traditional runs from Dec. 30 to Jan. 5.