Osaka falls short of acing a Japanese test


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 27 May 2016

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros - Simona Halep of Romania v Naomi Osaka of Japan - Paris, France - 27/05/16. Osaka reacts. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen

PARIS (Reuters) - A third-round loser in her debut appearance at Roland Garros, Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka is not yet the household name she aspires to be.

But the self-styled "child of the internet" is quite a character, as tennis fans around the globe are starting to discover.

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