Emma Navarro Clinches โUpset Victory Over Iga โSwiatekโข at China Open
Beijing, China – Emma Navarro produced a remarkable performance to โคdefeat former worldโข No. 1 โขIga Swiatek โฃin the fourth round โof the China Open on Thursday.โ Navarro โsecured the victory with a commanding 6-0 final set, ultimately overcoming Swiatek 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-0.
Theโข matchโข marked a significant turnaround for โขNavarro, โคwho had previously lost to Swiatek inโค straight setsโฃ in the quarterfinals โof theโ Melbourneโ tournament earlier this year, conceding just three games in that encounter. Swiatek had โbeen in strong form leading upโข to the match, butโ Navarro proved a formidable opponent.
despite Swiatek’s recent dominance, Navarro controlled much of the China Openโ clash, โinitially โtakingโ a set and establishing a breakโ lead. While Swiatek battled back to tie theโ match at one set apiece, Navarro demonstrated resilience andโข elevated her game in the โขdecisive third set.
“I just played bad today,” Swiatek admitted after theโ match. “I managedโ to, like, work on it inโ the โฃsecond set. Then in the third, probablyโฃ the mistakes I did from the beginning of the matchโ kind โof โcame back. Yeah, like, I didn’t really fix theโ shots that I playedโ wrong or something. I kind of โขknew what I’m โdoing wrong. โI don’tโ know, I was stuck in โdoing it wrong rather thanโ actually solving it.”
Swiatek also โacknowledged โthe mental aspect of the match, stating, “So yeah, without a doubt I was a bit more nervous as of that and maybe โtoo much emotions, as well.I โขwill try โคto, like,โฃ keep it more coolโข nextโ time soโ I โhave moreโฃ space in โmy head โฃto problem solve. Honestly, I didn’t feel like anything was working.That’s why I gotโค more and more, like, nervous.”
Navarro โcapitalized on Swiatek’s struggles, reeling off sixโ consecutive games to โclose out the match and secure her โplace in the quarterfinals. She โwill face No. 5 seed Jessica Pegula in the next round.
pegula advanced after โฃa hard-foughtโ victory over No. 23 seed Marta โKostyukโ in โฃthe โfinal fourth-round โฃmatch โof the week, setting the stage forโ an intriguing quarterfinal showdown.
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