Naomi Osaka

As the clay court season heats up, all eyes are on former world no. 1 Naomi Osaka as she gears up for her first clay tournament in two years. The Japanese tennis star will be seen competing at the Open Calfinances Rouen Metropole next week, marking her much-anticipated return to the red dirt. The Open Calfinances Rouen Metropole, a WTA 250 event held at the Kindarena Sports Complex in Rouen, France, has attracted a strong field of players this year.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka is making a highly anticipated return to the BJK Cup this week, reigniting her quest for an Olympic berth at the Paris 2024 Games. The former world number one, who took a break from tennis after giving birth to her first child last year, has been named in Japan’s team to face Kazakhstan in a qualifying tie in Tokyo. This marks Osaka’s first appearance in the prestigious team competition since February 2020, meaning she has not fulfilled the obligation of playing two ties in the current Olympic cycle.