Top 10 players Emma Navarro and Daria Kasatkina moved into the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday.
No.6 seed Elena Rybakina bested 16-year-old Emerson Jones in the Australian Open first round, while No.8 seed Emma Navarro and No.9 seed Daria Kasatkina took very different paths into the second round.
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.
Eighth-seeded Emma Navarro received a stern test from another NCAA singles champion before emerging with a first-round win at the Australian Open. Navarro, the 2021 NCAA champ for Virginia, got past Peyton Stearns, the 2022 NCAA champ for Texas, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-5 on Tuesday in Melbourne, Australia.
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
8 Emma Navarro needed 3 hours and 20 minutes and ... By contrast, sixth-seeded Elena Rybakina overpowered 16-year-old Emerson Jones 6-1, 6-1 and No. 9 Daria Kasatkina advanced in straight sets.
Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina needed only 53 minutes to storm past junior world No.1 Emerson Jones 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the Australian Open.
Elina Svitolina beats fourth seed Jasmine Paolini hours after her husband Gael Monfils beat men's fourth seed Taylor Fritz to reach the Australian Open fourth round.
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Eighth-seeded Emma Navarro received a stern test from another ... In contrast to Navarro's marathon match, sixth-seeded Elena Rybakina cruised to a first-round win in 53 minutes.
Emma Navarro called for a change in the rules after a controversial moment during her Australian Open quarter-final loss to Iga Swiatek. The second seed continued her romp through the draw with a 6-1 6-2 victory to set up a meeting with Madison Keys.
No.3 seed Elena Rybakina came from 3-1 down in the second set to defeat qualifier Veronika Kudermetova in the ecotrans Ladies Open second round in straight sets. Rybakina improved to 5-0 against Kudermetova overall, and advanced to her 10th quarterfinal in ...