Naomi Osaka had a special moment at the Australia Open on Friday — and it didn't have anything to do with tennis.The 23-year-old athlete had an unexpected visitor on the court during a match with Ons Jabeur. A small butterfly landed on Naomi's hand and she paused to make sure the little butterfly flew away safely. Except it didn't want to go. Instead, the butterfly landed right on her cheek and the world collectively gasped at the sweet moment."Even the butterflies in Australia love @naomiosaka," the Australian Open's Twitter account captioned a clip of the moment, adding a blue butterfly and a face with tears of joy emoji. Naomi shared photos from the match to her Instagram account, encouraging her followers to "swipe to the end for a laugh." The last photo, of course, is a shot of the butterfly (aka her new BFF) chillin' out on her face. What a photo op."That was my favorite part of the match. You’re like a Disney character ?? " one fan wrote. Another commented, "Such a great moment; that’s a message to go and do this...you’re flying now! This is your time!" "Butterflies are considered a good thing it’s protecting you Queen you have great things coming your was," one fan wrote.It's true that butterflies symbolize hope, endurance, and courage. Needless to say, Naomi won the match.
Naomi Osaka had a special moment at the Australia Open on Friday — and it didn't have anything to do with tennis.
The 23-year-old athlete had an unexpected visitor on the court during a match with Ons Jabeur. A small butterfly landed on Naomi's hand and she paused to make sure the little butterfly flew away safely. Except it didn't want to go. Instead, the butterfly landed right on her cheek and the world collectively gasped at the sweet moment.
"Even the butterflies in Australia love @naomiosaka," the Australian Open's Twitter account captioned a clip of the moment, adding a blue butterfly and a face with tears of joy emoji.
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Naomi shared photos from the match to her Instagram account, encouraging her followers to "swipe to the end for a laugh." The last photo, of course, is a shot of the butterfly (aka her new BFF) chillin' out on her face. What a photo op.
"That was my favorite part of the match. You’re like a Disney character ?? " one fan wrote. Another commented, "Such a great moment; that’s a message to go and do this...you’re flying now! This is your time!"
"Butterflies are considered a good thing it’s protecting you Queen you have great things coming your was," one fan wrote.
It's true that butterflies symbolize hope, endurance, and courage. Needless to say, Naomi won the match.
