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Osaka will return to action at the Brisbane
International, a warm-up event ahead of the Australian Open,
which takes place at Melbourne Park from Jan. 14-28.
"I think it's the best news for women's tennis," Mouratoglou,
former coach of Serena Williams, told Eurosport.
"Now you have Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka, not that there are no
others because of course there are many others, but I think
those two are super exciting.
"They are superstars, so they're great for the WTA. The WTA
needs superstars. We had so many great years with Serena, Venus
(Williams) and Maria Sharapova, who are three really huge stars.
"And I think it draws a lot of attention to women's tennis when
you have players like that. So I'm very excited that Naomi comes
back. I think she's great."
Mouratoglou tipped Osaka to perform well on her comeback, saying
her raw power and aggressive style would help her shake off any
rust.
"She has such a huge game, huge shots. I think having the
mindset, the will and the shots, she can really do some damage.
She will be ready for the Australian Open. She will just lack
matches," the Frenchman added.
"So we'll know quite fast if she's able to be competitive
immediately or if she will need a bit more time to become
competitive. But I feel she will be competitive straight away."
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Michael Perry)
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