The Australian Associated Press is reporting that Naomi Osaka's Australian Open appearance is in "extreme doubt."
Osaka, 25, appeared in a total of 11 tournaments last year.
Leading up to the Australian Open, Osaka didn't sign up to compete in any tournaments.
According to a report from the AAP, Osaka has yet to confirm her Australian Open appearance to Tennis Australia as the tournament organizers are struggling to even locate where Osaka is.
It is all pointing toward Osaka missing the Australian Open as AAP's report reads: "Officials appear quietly resigned to Osaka not competing at Melbourne Park from January 16-29."
Osaka hasn't had any titles since winning her second Australian OpenIn early 2021, Osaka defeated Jennifer Brady in the Australian Open final to lift her fourth Grand Slam title.
Two years have passed since Osaka's second Australian Open title and she hasn't won any titles since.
But Osaka also hasn't played that much over the last year and a half, taking multiple breaks to address her mental health.
In late December, the great Martina Navratilova said she feels "outside forces" are to blame for Osaka's downfall.
"She’s a very unique case, in every way. So maybe you need to deal with it uniquely. Maybe she doesn’t have to play all those matches, but she certainly has to play more than she has played. With her, it seems to be the forces outside tennis are affecting her more than anything else. It’s baked in. How she’s set up her life with all those outside interests and influences and demands on her time greater than anybody else. If her priority is tennis, then step back a little bit. You don’t have to do it all. It has to suck your energy away from tennis. I’m all for broadening your horizons -- I was never a one-trick pony -- but tennis came first. It doesn’t mean training harder, necessarily, but maybe sometimes doing nothing at all. Put your feet up or go to the beach," Navratilova told the WTA Tour website in late December.
It remains to be seen if Osaka will show up at Melbourne Park.
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