MELBOURNE, Australia — For Naomi Osaka, this journey to the other side of the world is starting to become a rollercoaster ride for the ages.
The new year had all started so right, with a run to the final in Auckland, New Zealand. But then, a set up and with her first tournament title since becoming a mother in sight, she had to pull out against Clara Tauson with an injury.
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The scans were “not great” in her words, a suboptimal development just a few days before the start of the Australian Open.
A few days later, the fires in Los Angeles arrived. The flames came within a few blocks of her
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