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Coco Gauff vs Emma Navarro: Wimbledon – Round of 16
Two American players will face each other in the round of 16 of Wimbledon.
Coco Gauff Profile
Coco Gauff has the highest ranking of her career, being No. 2 in the world. The American is 35-10 for the season and 5-1 on grass.
Gauff is coming off a 6-4, 6-0 win over Sonay Kartal in the third round. Previously in the tournament, she defeated Anca Alexia Todoni and Caroline Dolehide in straight sets.
Gauff won the title in Auckland at the beginning of the season and also made it to the semifinals at the Australian Open, Indian Wells, Rome, the French Open, and Berlin.
This is her fifth appearance at Wimbledon and the third time she has made it to the round of 16.
Emma Navarro Profile
Emma Navarro has the highest ranking of her career, being No. 17 in the world. The American is 39-15 for the season and 6-2 on grass.
She is coming off a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 third-round win over Diane Shneider. In the previous rounds, Navarro defeated Naomi Osaka and Qiang Wang in straight sets.
Navarro won her first career title in Hobart earlier this year. She also reached the final in Paris.
This is her second appearance at Wimbledon and the first time she has moved past the opening round.
Head-to-Head Gauff leads 1-0
- Gauff vs Navarro 6-3, 6-1 (2024 ATP Auckland, semifinal)
Prediction and Conclusion
It will be interesting to see the matchup between two young American players looking for their career-best result at Wimbledon. Gauff is three years younger than Navarro but is the one who has been at the top of ladies’ tennis for a while now. Gauff knows what it takes to win a Grand Slam, while Navarro has won a total of one career title. Gauff won their only previous match earlier this season, dropping only four games in total, and we expect her to win this one in straight sets as well.
