Amidst Serena Williams’s and Roger Federer’s Retirements, Tennis Bigwig Hails Naomi Osaka as the One Tennis Needs

Much has changed in tennis in the past few years. The ultimate champions, Roger Federer and Serena Williams, retired, and the new generation is trying to cope with what’s coming in the sport. In the middle of all this, Japanese star Naomi Osaka’s comeback news is the spark to reinvigorate the sport.

Although she was not there last year, the four-time Grand Slam champion is ready to complete what she left behind this year. At the same time, a popular tennis journalist, who is ready to share Osaka’s voice with the world, opened up about how the former World No. 1 is someone whom tennis needs, considering the rapid succession of retirements of legendary players.

Ben Rothenberg opens up about the importance of Naomi Osaka in tennis

The new mom is ready to make her athletic come back, and at the same time, author Ben Rothenberg is all set to publish a book on the 26-year-old Japanese tennis player’s life and career. As someone who has written a book on her, in the latest rendition of the Mini Break podcast, Rothenberg opened up about how Naomi Osaka is just the player that the sport needs at the moment.

He stated, “She has not won a title since the 2021 Australian Open, it will be nice to see her win a tournament, to get back to winning, and to be other enjoy the process and everything, as well it’s important to her. I think the sports really needs her, I’ll be honest.” 

He also explained the reason behind these words. Rothenberg highlighted that after the retirements of Serena Williams and Roger Federer, it is only Osaka who can fill that void for the sport.

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Moreover, while everybody is excited about the 2021 Australian Open champion’s comeback, there are a lot of expectations from her before her return. However, just a few days ago, she managed expectations about her comeback, getting real about the idea of stepping back on the court after a long time.

Naomi Osaka’s take on comeback expectations

The WTA 500 event with which Naomi Osaka is making a comeback is a tournament where she carries an impressive record. She is a two-time semi-finalist at the Brisbane International, and at the same time, it will serve as a good preparatory time before the Australian Open.

A few days ago, in a candidate interview, she said, “I don’t know, I think I’ve given myself the biggest chance to do well. But at the same time, I haven’t had any match play. I think I’m just embracing the fact that it’s my first tournament in a very long time.” While she made it clear that even though she will give her 100%, she has also made up her mind that this is the first tournament that she will be playing after a long time, creating no such expectations for herself.

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