Defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has advanced her tennis return, beating Maryna Zanevska at the Melbourne Summer Set
Defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has advanced her tennis return, beating Maryna Zanevska at the Melbourne Summer Set
7 January 2022
The tournament is her first since a third-round US Open loss in September.
Osaka had earlier withdrawn from the French Open after refusing to do any media, and then missed Wimbledon.
The 24-year-old has admitted the pressure of being the face of the Tokyo Games might have been too much - she fell short in her quest to win a medal after lighting the Olympic cauldron.
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