Naomi Osaka has many big plans for 2023 but she's a tennis player first and that is where here focus will be next year.
Osaka's lack of recent tennis focus dismayed many of her supporters. From the outside looking in, it appeared that the Japanese athlete was normally far more engaged in activities outside of tennis, but she is reiterating her dedication to the game ahead of the 2023 season.
"I feel like I'm a very curious person. So, I'm grateful to have been given all these avenues to explore, so I am definitely looking forward to doing a lot of stuff but I am a tennis player, so if I don't play tennis for too long I get an itch," said the 25-year old during an appearance on Good Morning America.
Osaka has many ventures outside of the tennis court but one of the more important ones to her is the Play Academy. She got a chance to explain what it is:
"Play Academy is basically an organization where we give grants to schools and other organizations around the world so that little girls and boys can play, do activities and after-school programs."