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The 25-year-old said this week that she was pulling out of the
year's first Grand Slam after not competing on the WTA Tour
since the Pan Pacific Open in September.
"Can’t wait to get back on the court but here’s a little life
update for 2023," the former world number one, who represents
Japan, said in a Twitter post, accompanied with a photo of a
sonogram image.
"I know that I have so much to look forward to in the future,
one thing I'm looking forward to is for my kid to watch one of
my matches and tell someone, 'that's my mom.'"
The announcement landed amid speculation that Osaka, who is one
of the highest-earning women athletes, according to Forbes, may
have been scaling back on her professional playing career, after
she initially declined to elaborate on her withdrawal from the
Melbourne Grand Slam, where she has won the title twice.
But she said on Wednesday that she would return to competition
and expected to be at the Australian Open in 2024.
"2023 will be a year that'll be full of lessons for me and I
hope I'll see you guys in the start of the next one," said
Osaka, who has also won the U.S. Open twice.
(Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Toby Davis)
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