Watch: Naomi Osaka meets her smallest fan during an Australian Open match

Tennis player Naomi Osaka has met with her smallest fan – a butterfly.
Playing in the Australian Open against Tunisian player Ons Jabeur, the match was
intruded by the small critter as it came and sat on Osaka’s leg. One of the fans
informed Osaka of the visitor. Instead of simply flying it away, she took all
the spectators by surprise as she collected the tiny creature in her hand.

The three-time Grand Slam champion escorted the bug to
safety as she walked it towards the outer edge of the court.

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The butterfly was so much taken by Osaka that she again
landed up on her face. Osaka repeated the whole act and ushered the butterfly
to safety.

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As she jogged back into the court, she was met with applause
from the crowds as well as the broadcasters.

Osaka ended up victorious in the court as she won the match
against world No. 27 Jaebur in a 6-3, 6-2 victory. She will face the world No.
14 Spanish player Garbine Muguruza in the next round.

World no. 3 Osaka has won 136
matches in her career and has six career singles titles to her name. She had claimed
the third position in Asutralian Open in 2020 and the first position in 2019.