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USA Today via Reuters

USA Today via Reuters

Naomi Osaka, the young and talented tennis star, made headlines for her decision to take a hiatus from the sport to focus on her personal life. This decision came out as she announced that she was expecting her first child and was eager to devote time to her growing family in January. While this announcement was disheartening for her eager fans, taking time away was crucial for her.

However, before she went off the radar, she made sure to let her fans know that she will most definitely be back. Despite the breaks over the past few years, she retains her competitive spirit. Today, she proved that again. Fans have been rejoicing at the possibility that she might have hinted at an early comeback to the tennis court.

Naomi Osaka dropped hints about making an early comeback from her hiatus

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Naomi’s fans were elated and excited as she announced the news of her pregnancy. But it was a bittersweet feeling for them. Osaka also had to take a break from the sport to focus on herself and her family for a while. But with time passing, her fans have begun to grow impatient. They want their favorite tennis star to be back in action on the court.

This is why one of Naomi’s fans posted on Twitter, “Someone please tell @naomiosaka to hurry back on tour because I miss watching her play so badly.” After this post caught Naomi’s attention, she went ahead and responded to the lovely comment from her fan.

She retweeted, saying, “Omw” which is shorthand for ‘On my way’. The comment she made is a clear indication that she is preparing to make her way back to the thing she loves. The anticipation heightened the possibility of Osaka competing soon on the professional circuit with other players.

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After Naomi’s response went viral, her fans showered her and even her baby girl with love and wishes. While they wanted her to be back soon, they also urged her to make take her due downtime so as to not lose track of herself and her baby’s health.

Naomi’s fans support their favorite tennis star as she dropped an early comeback hint

Naomi’s news of possibly making an early comeback cheered up her fans like nothing else as they bombarded her with cute and loveable comments. However, on the one hand, where most of her fans were really happy about her being back, some also asked her to take due time and not rush through it.

One of her fans suggested that they can wait for her more but she should focus more on her daughter and she needs her more than they do.

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Another fan added that they do want her to come back. However, they requested her not to rush and be back only once she was at full strength.

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Naomi’s fans are definitely off to a solid start for today as they received this good news. We are eager to see if she makes her way back before the U.S. Open begins.

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