Women’s tennis star Naomi Osaka lost in the qualifying round of the Cincinnati Open Monday, but she said that wasn’t her biggest issue.
The 26-year-old star opened up about physical issues she has been dealing with in an Instagram post on Tuesday, saying it feels similar to being postpartum.
“My biggest issue currently isn’t losses though, my biggest issue is that I don’t feel like I’m in my body,” Osaka wrote. “The only feeling I could liken myself now to being postpartum. That scares me because I’ve been playing tennis since I was three, the tennis racquet should feel like an extension of my hand. I don’t understand why everything has to feel almost brand new again.”
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Osaka gave birth to her first child over a year ago on July 12. Her daughter, Shai, was born to her and her boyfriend, rapper Cordae. She didn’t return …