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Naomi Osaka Expecting a Baby Girl

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 24, 2019: Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka of Japan in action during her semifinal match at 2019 Australian Open in Melbourne Park — Photo by zhukovsky
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 24, 2019: Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka of Japan in action during her semifinal match at 2019 Australian Open in Melbourne Park — Photo by zhukovsky

Naomi Osaka announced that he and rapper Cordae are expecting a baby girl together. Sh

In her post, she stood in front of a decorative wall saying, A little princess is on the way.

The 25-year-old Japanese tennis player announced her pregnancy and hiatus from tennis in January. She shared news of her pregnancy after she withdrew from the Australian Open.

“2023 will be a year full of lessons for me, and I hope I’ll see you guys at the start of the next one cause I will be back at the Australian Open 2024. Love you all infinitely,” she said at the time.

Osaka has not played tennis since last September. She has since been traveling in Europe with Cordae, they have been together since 2019.

The mom-to-be has won four Grand Slams, two in the US Open and two more in the Australian Open, most recently in 2021.

She is a former World Number 1 in the tennis rankings and has fallen to Number 401 since the start of her hiatus.

As of 2021, she has 7 career titles and has earned more than US$21 Million in prize money.

She has also represented Japan in the Fed Cup and the Hopman Cup.