Overview

• Osaka defeated Belgium's Greet Minnen 6-3, 6-4 on Louis Armstrong Stadium in a Tuesday night opener.
• She will face American Hailey Baptiste in the second round on Thursday.
• The four-time Grand Slam champion is seeded No. 23, her first seeding at a major in four years.
• Now working with coach Tomasz Wiktorowski, she returned to the top 25 after a run to the Montreal WTA 1000 final this month.
• She highlighted her night session with a sparkly red outfit and a Labubu charm she nicknamed “Billie Jean Bling.”