AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka will begin her 2025 season on the ASB Tennis Basic 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 beginning to a daughter, Shai. She is ranked 76th in singles and he or she misplaced within the second spherical of the US Open on Aug. 29.
Osaka final performed in Auckland in 2017, reaching the quarterfinals. She cut up along with her coach final week following her US Open loss.
“Naomi is among the premier gamers in tennis with an thrilling and hard-hitting sport,” event director Nicolas Lamperin mentioned Tuesday. “It’s all the time difficult to return to this sport after in depth 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 imagine Naomi will reemerge on the prime of the game and that journey for the 2025 season will begin right here in Auckland.”
The ASB Basic runs from Dec. 30 to Jan. 5.
