Naef Falls Short of First Challenger Title

In the final of the Challenger tournament in Ilkley, the nearly 21-year-old from Zurich lost to American Ashlyn Krueger, who is ranked about 100 places higher, 5-7, 2-6.

At the grass-court tournament in northern England, Naef reached her second Challenger final. In December 2024, she had lost in Limoges to her Billie Jean King Cup teammate Viktorija Golubic. She will return to the top 200 in the world rankings.