After a four-month break from tennis, Naomi Osaka secures a win in the first appearance

Naomi Osaka made a triumphant return to tennis in her first match since her hiatus from the sport, defeating Alizé Cornet in the 2022 Melbourne Summer Set.
In her first match since September, when she announced she would take an indefinite break from tennis after a defeat to Leylah Fernandez at the US Open, Osaka was a bit rusty but went on to win 6-4 3-6 6-3. The former world's Number 1 had 57 unforced errors, eight of which were double faults.
"I only really have one major goal this year, and it's completely unrelated to results and stuff like that," Osaka said post-match.
For me, I want to feel like every time I step on the court; I'm having fun. I can walk off the court knowing that even if I lost, I tried as hard as I could."
Last year after her loss to Fernandez, she also withdrew from the French Open, citing mental health issues, and chose not to participate at Wimbledon.
"I thought I wasn't going to play for most of this year," Osaka told reporters. "I'm thrilled with myself that I love the sport that much because I said that I was unsure when I was going to play after the US Open, and I'm here right now.
"In the break, I was feeling like I didn't know what my future was going to be. I'm pretty sure a lot of people can relate to that. Of course, you never know what the future holds, but it was an uncertain time.
"But I'm thrilled to be sitting here right now."Osaka will face Belgium's Maryna Zanevska in 16 on Wednesday.

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