‘Raise a Lot of Bells and Whistles’- Naomi Osaka’s Flailing Tennis Career Put Into Further Speculation Amid Australian Open Absence

Former World No. one, Naomi Osaka, is away from the action for quite some time now. Earlier, the 25-year-old crashed out of the first round of the US Open. Following this, the 25-year-old played in the Japan Open. However, she pulled out of the tournament because of an injury.

Ever since the four-time Grand Slam champion has kept a low profile and is yet to return to the tennis court. Recently, the confirmation came that Osaka will be skipping the Australian Open 2023. This gave rise to the conclusion that the Japanese might be thinking of early retirement. The writer of Osaka’s biography, which is yet to release, Ben Rothenberg gave his opinion on the same.

Ben Rothenberg on the possible retirement of Naomi Osaka

Ben Rothenberg has authored the biography of Naomi Osaka. Over the years, he closely observed the rise and fall of the young Japanese tennis star. While the fans are eager to know what Osaka has on her mind, Rothenberg believes that we might see Ashleigh Barty kind of call from Osala as well. As per the reports from Fox Sports, here’s what he said.

“I think she might want to be opaque about it because she doesn’t want to put a label on it necessarily.”

Further, Rothenberg added, “I don’t think she would use the word ‘retiring’, but if she was stepping away from the sport for a while. I don’t know that she would want to speak that out loud. I think she would sense that that would raise a lot of bells and whistles.”

Naomi Osaka has been touring across Europe for the past few months and is spending quality time with her Rapper boyfriend Cordae. While there has been no official update from the tennis star, it will be interesting to see what happens next.

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While her tennis performance has gone down, Osaka has done well in business. The 25-year-old is among the top-earning female athletes in the world today.

Naomi Osaka’s Evolve agency sign Ons Jabeur

Taking the wisdom from her WTA tour senior Serena Williams, Osaka has shown great success in the business world. The Japanese founded a talent management agency by the name of Evolve. The agency already has Osaka herself and Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios, as assigned clients.

Recently, they added another star tennis player to their portfolio. World No 2, Tunisian tennis star, Ons Jabeur, has signed up for their services. The Tunisian made it to two out of four Grand Slam events last year and saw a huge improvement in her rankings.

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With yet another high-profile signing, Osaka is doing great in her business.

Could this be a possible reason for Osaka taking a step back from her tennis engagements? Let us know your opinion in the comments section.