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Naomi Osaka retirement doubts sit beside belief in returning form
Naomi Osaka said she is close to rediscovering the form that won her four Grand Slam titles, while admitting she has thought about retirement and would adjust her schedule if her daughter asked her to travel less. The 29-year-old, ranked 19th, returns to the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo as the seventh seed and opens against Italy's Jasmine Paolini.
26 Oct 2026
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