Naomi Osaka gets in the Halloween spirit in Japan, enjoys 'festivities' back home in Tokyo with dressed-up fans

Naomi Osaka is embracing the Halloween spirit in Japan. She enjoyed the festive atmosphere of Tokyo alongside fans dressed in creative costumes.

The 2024 season marked Osaka's return to the court after missing out on competing last year due to her pregnancy and birth of her child. She had a lukewarm season this year, with her best results being reaching the quarterfinals at the Qatar Open and the Libema Open before her defeats to Karolina Pliskova and Bianca Andreescu, respectively.

The former World No.1 wrapped up her 2024 season at the China Open, where she reached the fourth round before withdrawing from her mach against eventual champion, Coco Gauff due to a lower back injury.

Following her appearance at the WTA 1000 hardcourt tournament in Beijing, Osaka traveled to Japan. She was also seen enjoying a game of pickleball there.

Osaka most recently took to social media to share a glimpse of the Halloween experience in her home country. She shared a video of Tokyo's streets teeming with people dressed in colorful costumes. She also shared a mirror selfie which she captured on the streets of Japan.

“Halloween festivities in Tokyo >” Naomi Osaka captioned her Instagram story.

Screen grab of Naomi Osaka's Instagram stories

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Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from Billie Jean King Cup Finals 2024 due to injury

Naomi Osaka at the 2024 China Open [Source: Getty]

Following her appearance at the 2024 China Open, Naomi Osaka was slated to compete at the 2024 Pan Pacific Open and the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Finals. However, she has withdrawn from both tournaments due to an abdomen injury and the lower back injury she sustained in Beijing.

Osaka was supposed to represent Japan against Romania at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, scheduled to take place from November 13 to 20, 2024, at the Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena in Malaga, Spain.

The 27-year-old also missed out on playing at the recently concluded Pan Pacific Open due to the injury. She had previously won the tournament in 2019 when she was the top seed. She started her campaign in the second round after receiving a first-round bye and defeated qualifier Viktoriya Tomova 7-5, 6-3 in the opening match.

Osaka then went on to defeat Yulia Putintseva 6-4, 6-4, and ninth seed Elise Mertens 6-4, 6-1 in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively, to advance to the final. In the title match, the four-time Grand Slam champion triumphed over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–2, 6–3 to claim the 2019 Pan Pacific Open title.