Former World No. 1 and four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka celebrated a new title this week: mom.
Osaka gave birth to her daughter, Shai, in Los Angeles, People magazine reported.
Osaka, 25, confirmed the news Thursday on social media, complete with a photo of her daughter wearing an outfit featuring tennis rackets and tennis balls.
“Well that was a cool little intermission, now back to your regularly scheduled program,” Osaka wrote on Twitter.
Well that was a cool little intermission, now back to your regularly scheduled program ??????? pic.twitter.com/M6jZXqbRMm
— NaomiOsaka????? (@naomiosaka) July 13, 2023
Osaka and her boyfriend Cordae, 25, announced in January that she was expecting her first child.
Osaka, who was ranked No. 1 in January 2019, has four Grand Slam titles — two Australian Opens (2019, 2021) and two U.S. Opens (2018, 2020) — among her seven career victories.
Osaka played in just 11 tournaments in 2022. She took much of 2021 off for mental health reasons.
–Field Level Media
