Baby steps for Osaka and daughter at French Open

Paris: Naomi Osaka s bittersweet relationship with the French Open tasted a little more appealing on Saturday when the Japanese star revealed her daug...

Paris: Naomi Osaka's bittersweet relationship with the French Open tasted a little more appealing on Saturday when the Japanese star revealed her daughter had taken her first steps in Paris and she was on hand to witness it happen.

The 26-year-old, who has been in Europe for the best part of six weeks while baby Shai remained at home in Florida, has been reunited with her 10-month-old daughter ahead of the second Grand Slam event of the season.

"Being away from her was really tough, but I called her every day. I saw how well she was doing and I saw how happy she was, so that made me happy too," said Osaka.

"But yesterday she walked for the first time, so I was really happy about that. We're going to practice some more when I get back.

"It's really cool to have her here, just to see how much she's grown and how many things she's doing differently. It's kind of surreal."