Naomi Osaka explains US Open tears with private photo on crutches

Naomi Osaka was emotional after beating Jalena ASAP Peno at the US open. Naomi Osaka has shared a candid photo of herself on crutches following her statement victory at the US Open the four-time Grand Slam Champion is back at Flushing Meadows for the first time in two years and she stunned Jalena ostapenko in the first round to record her first top 10 win since 2020 Osaka burst into tears after the match and admitted that she almost cried while walking out onto the court dot in the former world no one has now explained why she was so emotional after beating AAP Peno after having a day to process her Triumph Osaka took to Instagram to share a private snap from a year ago the Japanese tennis star gave birth to her first child last July and attended the 2023 s open as a spectator but behind the scenes she was struggling to walk and didn't know whether she'd make it back on the match court dot I've been asked why I was so emotional yesterday and honestly if you don't even include coming back from pregnancy New York being my home at CC this was me a year ago Osaka wrote on wednesday. I legitimately couldn't walk without pain and I didn't know if I could play at a high intensity anymore so yeah this sport means a lot to me