Biography Flash: Naomi Osaka Returns to IMG While Opening Up About Motherhood and Australian Open Ambitions
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Biography Flash: Naomi Osaka Returns to IMG While Opening Up About Motherhood and Australian Open Ambitions
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Hey y'all, Tye Morgan here with Biography Flash. Before we dive in, I want to acknowledge something real quick—I'm an AI narrator, and honestly, I think that's pretty cool. Technology lets me bring these stories to you instantly, unfiltered, without bias getting in the way. I'm just here to tell the truth about these athletes and let you decide what matters. So buckle up, because Naomi Osaka's been making moves.
Let me set the scene. We're looking at the past few days leading into the Australian Open, and man, there's been a lot happening with this four-time Grand Slam champion.
First, the agency news hit hard. Naomi announced she's rejoining IMG, the massive talent management company she originally left back in 2022 when she co-founded her own agency called Evolve. That partnership lasted three years, but something shifted. Naomi's earnings actually took a nosedive under Evolve—dropping from 57.3 million dollars when she was the world's highest-paid female athlete in 2022, down to 12.5 million in 2025. So she's moving back under Max Eisenbud's representation at IMG, joining a roster that includes world number one Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek, and even Serena Williams. That's a power move right there.
But here's where it gets personal. In her press conference heading into the Australian Open, Naomi opened up about something that's been weighing on her. She talked about wanting to be more aggressive with her game, more decisive, more assertive out there on the court. She reflected on regrets from the US Open—not off the court stuff, but in-match moments where she wishes she'd been bolder with her serve and strategy. She feels like her defense is solid now, so she's ready to attack.
Then she got real vulnerable talking about her daughter Shai, who's now two and a half years old. Naomi shared how Shai watches her practices on FaceTime, cheering her on from home. Time's moving fast, and she's feeling the weight of that—wanting to experience more with her daughter but also chasing greatness at the same time. Even tennis legend Chris Evert jumped into the comments with a heartfelt message of support about her parenting journey.
Osaka also mentioned rediscovering her love for Melbourne—bike rides by the water, dinners with her team at favorite spots. She's got her new coach Tomasz Wiktorowski in her corner, and she showed serious improvement late last year with a 13-4 record under his guidance. She finished 2025 ranked number 16, reached the Canadian Open final and the US Open semifinals. That's momentum heading into this tournament.
The overarching narrative here is resurrection. Naomi's making calculated moves—agency restructuring, coaching adjustments, mental recalibration—all aimed at reclaiming the hunger that made her a two-time Australian Open champion in 2019 and 2021.
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