A ballgirl becomes a celebrity overnight following Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka tweet about her

Following her success at the just ended 2020 Australian Open, Naomi Osaka seems to be trending on the internet.

Japanese tennis star shared a snap of a ballgirl who has become an overnight sensation thanks to a viral tweet. 

The 2021 Australian Open winner shared a photo of the teenager smiling up at her following the win against Jennifer Brady of the US at Melbourne park. 

‘Was looking at pics from AO and I just noticed the ballgirl in this. Hi,’ Osaka, 23, tweeted with a waving hand and heart emoji.

It's been gathered that the ball girl happens to be a 16-year-old in the photo is Marle van der Merwe, whose mum sent her the link to the tweet while she was on lunch break at school.