Osaka puts Cincinnati absence down to mom duties: “Tennis is my side hustle”

Naomi Osaka arrived at the US Open seeded No. 13 and settled the question of her August in a single sentence, telling reporters at Flushing Meadows on Saturday that her withdrawal from the Cincinnati WTA 1000 had nothing to do with her body and everything to do with being at home. “I do feel like I’ve played a lot of matches,” the Japanese said the day before the main draw begins (35 matches…

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