Tennis-Osaka says not far from best form despite retirement thoughts网球运动员大阪直美表示，尽管曾考虑退役，但距离最佳状态并不遥远。
Oct 25 (Reuters) - Former world number one Naomi Osaka said she was close to rediscovering the form that brought her four Grand Slam titles, but acknowledged she had thought about retirement and often wondered how long she would continue playing.
Tennis - China Open - National Tennis Center, Beijing, China - October 6, 2026 Japan's Naomi Osaka reacts during her round of 16 match against Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Oct 25 (Reuters) - Former world number one Naomi Osaka said she was close to rediscovering the form that brought her four Grand Slam titles, but acknowledged she had thought about retirement and often wondered how long she would continue playing.
The 29-year-old Japanese, who stepped away from tennis for 15 months after the birth of her daughter before coming back in 2024, returns to the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo next week as the seventh seed.
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网球 - 中国网球公开赛 - 中国北京国家网球中心 - 2026年10月6日 日本选手大坂直美在与捷克选手卡罗琳娜·穆霍娃的16强赛中做出反应 路透社/马克西姆·舍梅托夫
10 月 25 日（路透社）——前世界排名第一的大坂直美表示，她即将重拾当年赢得四项大满贯冠军时的状态，但她也承认自己曾考虑过退役，并且经常思考自己还能打多久。
这位 29 岁的日本选手在女儿出生后离开了网坛 15 个月，并于 2024 年复出。下周，她将以七号种子的身份重返东京泛太平洋公开赛。
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