Kaja Juvan to the greatest success after returning

Slovenian tennis player Kaja Juvan has made it to the finals of the WTA 125 Series tournament in the French Saint Malo. With twice 6: 4 she beat the Swiss Victoria Golubicand in the finals of the $ 100,000 prize pool awaits her former number one in the world, Japanese Naomi Osaka.

For a 24-year-old Ljubljana woman, this is the best result after returning to the tour. Since mid -January, when Kaja Juvan interrupted the nearly one -year competitive break, this has been her 23, duel. She won 16 of them. Juvanova started the tournament in France as 515. The WTA actress actress, and the breakthrough in the finals already provides her with a ranking of about 350.

On the basis of a protected ranking, the Slovenian national team may choose a certain number of tournaments for this season, otherwise she performs in lower ranking competitions.

The semifinals for Kaja Juvan was the first match in Saint-Malo in two sets. It lasted an hour and 40 minutes. Previously defeated the third seed and 70. Actress in the world Katie Volynets from the US, Belgian Greet minnen (90.) and Switzerland Continent naef (180th).

Her rival in the final on Sunday at 2pm, a 27-year-old Japanese star who returns to tennis courts after the birth of a baby in July 2023, was better than a host in the semi-finals Leolie jeananean with 6: 2, 4: 6 and 6: 0.

Naomi Osaka, who was at the top of the WTA rankings last January 2019 and boasts four tournaments from Grand Slam tournaments, is currently in the 55th place of the WTA rankings. She has never met Kaju Juvan yet.