The meeting ended with the victory of the Belgian athlete with a score of 6: 4, 6: 4.
The match lasted 1 hour and 28 minutes.
In the next round of the tournament, Minnen will play with the winner of the pair Lauren Davis (USA) - Bianca Andreescu (Canada).
Previously, Pavlyuchenkova beat Shmidlova and made her way to the third round of the US Open.