‘Nothing Could Be Worse..’- Naomi Osaka Makes Startling Revelation as She Recalls Daughter Shai’s Birth

Naomi Osaka‘s victory in the first round of the Brisbane International was a long-due treat for her fans. This is because Osaka took a break from tennis, post-motherhood. Now after her amazing victory, Osaka revealed an exciting truth about how her motherhood also took a big part in her tennis victory.

Previously when Osaka spoke about the difficulties in managing her daughter Shai and practicing for big tournaments. This somehow concerned fans since balancing professional tennis and motherhood is not an easy task. However, proving everyone wrong, Osaka came victorious in both of her journeys. Now she brought some candid revelations about her feelings. Want to know what did she say?

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka revealed the challenges of female tennis stars in winning matches and giving birth

Naomi Osaka expressed her challenges of winning a tennis match post-motherhood. However, she candidly also revealed how giving birth to her daughter Shai influenced her as a person and as a tennis star. Osaka said- “Oh, yeah, I mean, I think definitely she has influenced me a lot. She’s taught me to be a lot more patient. But if anything, I guess giving birth, too, was the most painful thing that I’d ever experienced. I just thought, like, nothing could be worse than this. Also, I just thought in my head I’ve trained almost immediately after giving birth to be in this very spot right now. I owe it to myself to try as hard as I can.”

Osaka also spoke about how tough the entire thing was. She accepted that she was panicked but at the end of the day, she tried her best to become what she is right now. Osaka said- “I don’t think I was very calm. I thought I was a little panicked. I guess I’m a good actor because I was trying to fake it. Yeah, I don’t know, I just wanted to see what I could do.”

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Finally, this Japanese tennis star expressed her joy in bagging another victory in professional tennis. She ended her revelations by saying- “I think I’m very happy to have won this match. I’m just really looking forward to my next one.”

Snippets from Naomi Osaka’s latest victory at the Brisbane International’s first round

Naomi Osaka proved her worth as a true tennis rising star as she bagged a glorious victory against Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch by 6-3, 7-6 (11/9). After a year of break, even her fans were stunned to see her defeating her opponent so beautifully with her skills in a two-hour match. Not to forget, after giving birth to Shai in July, it was Osaka’s first victory at any WTA tournament. While in the beginning, Osaka had trouble with her serving points but she finally beat Korpatsch in the second set of 70 minutes.

Naomi Osaka’s ravishing comeback expresses her true potential as a tennis star. The way she balanced her motherhood and tennis tournaments, she deserves a bow. What do you think about Naomi Osaka’s performance at the first round of Brisbane International post-motherhood?

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