Overview

• Naomi Osaka, Angelique Kerber, and Caroline Wozniacki, all former No. 1-ranked, former Australian Open champions and new mothers, are set to return to the Australian Open.
• Osaka, who became a mother in July, competed for the first time in more than a year last week, going 1-1 in Brisbane.
• Kerber, who had her Grand Slam breakthrough in Australia in 2016, withdrew from the 2022 U.S. Open because she was pregnant. Her first win since was last week in Sydney as a member of Germany's victorious United Cup team.
• Wozniacki, who won the Australian Open in 2018, returned in time for last year's U.S. Open after having two children, Olivia and James.
• The Australian Open, set to start Sunday morning, has been hyped as the tournament of comebacks.