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Oliver Caffrey

Grateful Osaka with no expectations for Australian Open

Naomi Osaka will start her Australian Open return feeling positive and grateful. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Former world No.1 Naomi Osaka will return to the Australian Open for the first time since 2022 with a new-found sense of gratitude.

The two-time Open champion is set to make her first appearance in a major since giving birth to daughter Shai last July when she faces French 16th seed Caroline Garcia on Rod Laver Arena on Monday night.

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