Practice Comes With Utterly ‘Embarrassing’ Moment for Naomi Osaka as the Japanese Tennis Superstar’s Rustiness Stands Exposed

Naomi Osaka is trying to get back on the athletic track. After becoming a mother, a comeback is on the cards for the 25-year-old tennis star. But the biggest question is: after being away from the sport for almost a year, is it possible to keep a competitive form? The Japanese tennis player is giving her 100% get-back to her competitor for stepping up for professional clashes.

Osaka recently revealed a sneak peek of her practice session, signaling that she is preparing to reclaim the tennis position she left a year ago. But this time, she was also caught in an embarrassing circumstance as she committed an uncharacteristic error on the practice courts.

Naomi Osaka made an embarrassing tennis mistake

Earlier in July, the former world number one gave birth to her first child, and since then she has been working hard to get back to her passion. She recently took to her Instagram account to share a glimpse of her regular practice session. But this time, she also embraced an uncanny error she made during the practice, displaying how there are a lot of things to work on before coming back on the professional platform.

She shared a few videos in which she was seen juggling on the court, trying to chase just like the golden old days. Along with that, she wrote, “back at it. (second slide lol 😖)”

But that was not the major highlight; apart from that, she also shared a similar video on her Twitter handle, but with a twist. She herself pointed out an uncharacteristic error that she made and wrote, “embarrassing fr.”

She unknowingly hit the tennis ball behind her rather than giving it back with a strong backhand to her opponent. But rather than ignoring her mistakes, the four-time Grand Slam champion is embracing her reality with a positive spirit to make a perfect comeback next year.

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Nevertheless, just a few months ago, the Japanese tennis player also showed her true intention to create a massive comeback feat while trying to emulate her idol Serena Williams‘ footsteps.

When Osaka followed her idol Serena Williams’s comeback plan

Unintentionally, both tennis players have their first kids as daughters. Moreover, after giving birth to them, both of them stepped back to their first love, which is tennis. Back in July, when the four-time Grand Slam champion became a mother, she got back on the court just 15 days after welcoming Shai. Although she didn’t make a professional comeback, after being away from tennis for almost a year, she got back to her tennis basics.

Subsequently, this is something that the 42-year-old American tennis legend did as well. She also made a quick comeback just 3 months after giving birth to Olympia. Nonetheless, the way she has prioritized her comeback after becoming a mother has proved her love for the sport.

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