US Open semi-finalist Emma Navarro credited her billionaire father for teaching her "toughness" as beat Ons Jabeur to reach the fourth round, The No.8 seed won 6-4 3-6 6-4 - her third straight three-set match. She is now a Tour-high of 23-9 in three-set matches since the start of 2024.
Four Americans - Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys, and Emma Navarro - currently occupy a top 10 spot in the WTA rankings.
Elena Rybakina says she will need some magic if she is to go deep at the Australian Open after struggling with a back problem in her third-round win .
She will next play Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, who beat Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 6-1 earlier on Jan 20. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Seven Americans made it through to the second week of the 2025 Australian Open. Some of the fourth-round participants are obvious, like Emma Navarro
Australian Open history was made at Melbourne Park on Saturday, as lucky loser Eva Lys beat Jaqueline Cristian. Lys hit back to beat world number 82 Cristian 4-6 6-3 6-3. In the process, she became the first lucky loser to reach the fourth round of the women's singles draw at the Australian Open.
MELBOURNE - Second seed Iga Swiatek charged into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-1 6-0 humbling of Emma Raducanu in a meeting of former U.S. Open champions at a sunny Melbourne Park on Saturday.
In the quarterfinals, Swiatek will meet Emma Navarro, the No. 8 seed ... to reach the final eight when she defeated No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in one hour, 49 minutes.
Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina are some of the prominent players who will be in action on the ninth day in Melbourne.
Coverage: Live radio commentary on Tennis Breakfast from 07:00 GMT on BBC 5 Sports Extra, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app Elena Rybakina says she ... American eighth seed Emma Navarro joked she "can't resist" going the distance ...
Exciting results from the Australian Open see standout performances, including Alex de Minaur advancing to the quarter-finals after defeating Alex Michelsen. Emma Navarro and Iga Swiatek both secured their spots,
No. 19 seed Madison Keys scored the big upset on Day 9 of the Australian Open, defeating No. 6 Elena Rybakina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at Margaret Court Arena to advance to the tournament quarterfinals. Rybakina fought a back injury throughout the match and was still ...