After giving birth to her daughter (in July 2023), Naomi Osaka returned to tennis at the start of the 2024 season. However, despite making a comeback to competitive action, Osaka has mostly struggled to deliver her best on the Tour. Her biggest success ever since making this return came just before the 2025 French Open, when she managed to lift the title at the WTA 125K Saint-Malo, FR. If we take a look at her performance in the majors, she couldn’t complete her third-round match against Belinda Bencic at the 2025 AO due to an injury. But at the French Open, she faced an exit in the first round itself, and even Wimbledon didn’t go as per her plans.
However, with the 2025 US Open knocking at the door, Naomi Osaka now has a good chance of being seeded in that event. Kudos to her incredible run at the Canadian Open! After beating Liudmila Samsonova, Jelena Ostapenko, and Anastasija Sevastova, Osaka rose up to number 34 in the WTA Live Rankings. This indeed sparked her chances at the US Open, where the top 32 players will be seeded. She has only 85 points to defend before the US Open, and she actually needs to be ranked 33rd to be seeded at the US Open because Qinwen Zheng has already withdrawn from the major tournament.
But with her recent 6-2,6-2 triumph over Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina, Naomi Osaka has now jumped up to the 29th spot in the Live Rankings. Osaka has been unseeded for all the previous major tournaments since her comeback to the Tour, and as a result, she has faced some tough challenges in the early stages of her campaign. Being seeded will almost eliminate her chances of facing a seeded player until at least the third round. So, Naomi Osaka’s eyes lit up as soon as she snatched this impressive win against Svitolina. In her post-match interview, she said, “I think I’m going to be seeded in the US Open now, because I won my match. So, umm…that was a really big goal for me.”
She also went on to add, “I’m just really excited and if anyone tunes in, my outfit is super fire (laughs).”
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