Naomi Osaka said that she will retire from tennis if her results do not meet her expectations. The 27-year-old Japanese player will play her first match since returning from a back injury suffered at the China Open in October at the ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland on Monday.

Wellington. Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka said that she will retire from tennis if her results are not up to her expectations. The 27-year-old Japanese player, returning from a back injury suffered at the China Open in October, will play her first match at the ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland on Monday, taking on Israel’s Lina Glushko in the first round. Osaka said at a pre-tournament press conference in Auckland on Sunday that she will resume her professional career in 2024 after a nearly 15-month break for the birth of her first child, and she ended the season ranked 58th.

Osaka said, “I don’t think I am a player who keeps playing if the performance is not up to expectations. “I have a lot of respect for all the players on the tour, but given the stage I’m in in my life right now, if I’m not above a certain ranking, I don’t see myself playing,” she said. “If I’m not ranked where I think I should be, I’d rather spend time with my daughter,” Osaka said. Osaka’s singles win-loss record in 2024 was 22-17, reaching the quarterfinals of tournaments in Doha and the Netherlands.

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