It was the first duel on the circuit between Greet Minnen and Naomi Osaka, who made her comeback to competition at the start of the year after becoming the mother of a daughter in July 2023.
“I leave this tournament on a good note,” continued the Geel native. “After the disappointment of the qualifiers (she had inherited a match point in the tie-break of the second set against the Colombian Emiliana Arango, editor's note), I was able to play an additional match. And I had a lot of fun It was a great experience to be able to compete against a player of this caliber. I was able to judge my level and see what I still need to improve. It was still very rewarding. can progress and I will try to do so and I think I can achieve good results on clay.”
