Saint Malo, May 4 -- Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka secured her first WTA Tour level title since her maternity break, bagging the L'Open 35 De Saint Malo in France on Sunday.

The four-time Grand Slam champion secured the WTA 125 title, defeating Slovenia's unseeded Kaja Juvan 6-1, 7-5 in the final on Sunday. The second-seeded star did face any seeded player on her road to the title, as per Olympics.com.

This victory in France marks Osaka's first clay title win and eighth singles title of her career, having also won two Australian Open and two US Open crowns each. This is 27-year-old's first title since her previous major win, the 2021 Australian Open win.

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