Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka is using the offseason to voice her unfiltered inner thoughts, and she recently did just that. Osaka, currently ranked No. 16 in the World, openly revealed what she considers her toxic trait, while also sharing candid views on fake people.
Naomi Osaka Honestly Shares Her ‘Toxic Trait’ While Getting Candid on ‘Fake People’
The 2025 season marked a true resurgence for the former World No. 1, as she claimed her first title in four years at Saint-Malo, reached the WTA 1000 final in Montreal, and returned to peak form at Flushing Meadows with a semifinal run. She wrapped up the year with a 35–15 record and a return to the Top 20.
After wrapping up her 2025 season, Osaka returned at the Atlanta Cup, an exhibition event held on Saturday, December 6, 2025, in Duluth’s Gas South Arena. The showpiece also featured top stars like Aryna Sabalenka, Ben Shelton, and Nick Kyrgios.
After suffering a three-set defeat to the Belarusian Duluth, the Japanese star will headline the Garden Cup at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Monday, December 8. Osaka is slated to face Aryna Sabalenka, while the men’s showdown features home favorite Tommy Paul against Nick Kyrgios.
As she prepares on all fronts for her upcoming clash with Sabalenka, Osaka made a candid admission on Threads, revealing that treating every day like her last and acting on impulse is what she considers her toxic trait.
“My toxic trait is that I live every day like it’s my last so I usually act on impulse. I will also ask very direct questions because my curiosity tells me to do so 😖,” she wrote.
In another post, she shared that she can’t get along well with ‘fake people.’ She wrote, “I can’t rock with fake people. Eeeeeeyuckkkk.”
Osaka Gets Honest on Struggles After Being a Mother
During a recent Q&A session on her Instagram Stories, a fan opened up about struggling with the responsibilities of motherhood and asked how she managed the transition, prompting the Japanese star to respond:
“I’m not going to lie to you I also struggled tremendously, your life changes overnight. I think for me I journaled a lot to keep track of how I felt, I was also lucky because I could play tennis and being on the court was a place of comfort for me,” the Japanese said.
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Osaka encouraged the fan to prioritize personal happiness alongside motherhood, reminding her that time passes quickly. She reassured her that the exhausting early phase would soon give way to a lively stage.
“I would suggest you make time to do things that make you happy and also enjoy your new role because I promise you the time is going to go so quick and before you know it your baby is going to be talking back to you with sass😭.”
It is worth noting that Osaka welcomed motherhood in July 2023, when she gave birth to her daughter, Shai, with her former partner, Cordae Amari Brooks, a hip-hop and trap rapper from Raleigh, North Carolina.
