Eyes on a third Grand Slam: Naomi Osaka is top seed at the French Open. (AFP photo)PARIS: Twelve months ago at Roland Garros, an embarrassed Naomi Osaka bristled at being hailed as the 'coolest thing' in tennis. But it was the razzle-dazzle of New York -- helped by a mega-meltdown by Serena Williams -- which propelled her to a maiden Slam triumph in September. In the wake of her Australian Open triumph, she shocked tennis by splitting with coach Sascha Bajin, one of the masterminds of her meteoric rise. "Grand Slams to me are like a playground, I have a lot of fun there," she said ahead of Sunday's French Open start.

Source: Bangkok Post May 22, 2019 03:29 UTC