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Naomi Osaka gets ready to make her Grand Slam return at the Australian Open

Smaller things are getting Naomi Osaka's attention now that she's preparing for her Grand Slam comeback.

She's focusing on being more in the moment. More patient. More conscious of who may be watching her play her first major since 2022, and what kind of impression she'll leave.

The first 15-day Australian Open, set to start Sunday morning (Saturday night in the U.S. ET), has been hyped as the tournament of comebacks. And Osaka has top billing among the three former No. 1-ranked, former Australian Open champions returning to Melbourne Park for their first time as moms.

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