Naomi Osaka to return for 2024 Australian Open

Naomi Osaka (L) and Michael Phelps speak at a forum on mental health during the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, U.S., September 6, 2023. /CFP

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka plans to return to tennis in time for the 2024 Australian Open.

In an interview with ESPN at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, Osaka replied "yes" when asked if she would be in Melbourne at the start of next