Emma Navarro, ranked No. 17, has advanced to the quarterfinals of Wimbledon after a thrilling 6-4, 6-3 triumph over world No. 2 Coco Gauff. This victory marks the American’s second major win against a top-2 player and her first appearance in the last eight of a Grand Slam tournament.Emma Navarro, ranked No. 17, has advanced to the quarterfinals of Wimbledon after a thrilling 6-4, 6-3 triumph over world No. 2 Coco Gauff. This victory marks the American’s second major win against a top-2 player and her first appearance in the last eight of a Grand Slam tournament. Navarro’s impressive performance this week includes an upset victory over former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka in the second round. Her consistent level of play, combined with Gauff’s struggles, led to Navarro’s historic win. In the quarterfinals, Navarro will face 7th seed Jasmine Paolini, who advanced after her opponent, Madison Keys, withdrew from their match due to injury.
Emma Navarro (No. 17) reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon after beating world No. 2 Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-3. The American No. 4 recorded the second major victory of her career against a top-2 player and is now in the last eight of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.
Navarro’s level of play this week has been impressive, including a decisive victory over former world number 1 Naomi Osaka in the second round and now over current world number 2 Coco Gauff to secure a spot in the top 15 for the first time in her career.
Navarro dominates Gauff in American clash
A thrilling start with both players holding strong service games until 2-2. Then Navarro had trouble with her first serve, which cost her dearly against one of the best returners on tour, who paused to praise as a sign of her favoritism in the preview.
Gauff’s lead did not last long as she failed to consolidate the break and quickly lost her lead in the next game with the first chance she gave her opponent. In the 10th game, Navarro took advantage of a couple of break chances to take a 6-4 lead after 41 minutes of play.
The world number 17 picked up the pace in the second set, while Gauff started to get frustrated and made uncharacteristic errors. Navarro had a first serve percentage of 84% and won 70% of her first serves, while Gauff only managed to hit 54% of her first serves.
Coco Gauff at the last Roland Garros tournament.
Navarro seized a break chance in the fourth game to take a 3-1 lead. The American No. 4 needed no more, showing nerves of steel throughout and never succumbing to her opponent’s pressure. Despite Gauff performing well in her final service games, she could not create chances on the return, and Navarro eventually secured a remarkable victory 6-4, 6-3 in one hour and fifteen minutes.
In the quarterfinals, her opponent is 7th seed Jasmine Paolini, who was somewhat fortunate to advance. In her last match against Madison Keys, she was 2-5 down with two breaks, but she managed to come back to 5-5 when Keys had to withdraw from the match due to injury.
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Emma Navarro knocks out the world number 2 and advances to the quarterfinals!
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