US Open: Emma Navarro knocks out defending champion Coco Gauff
American star Emma Navarro knocked out defending champion Coco Gauff from the 2024 US Open on September 2. The former claimed a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win at the Arthur Ashe Stadium to reach women's singles the quarter-finals. Notably, Navarro won her second successive match against Gauff at Grand Slams. The 23-year-old has made it to her maiden US Open quarter-final.
A look at match stats
Navarro won a total of 100 points and 20 winners throughout the match. She served a solitary ace compared to Gauff's two. The American had a win percentage of 67 and 66 in the first and second serves, respectively. She won 43 of her 102 receiving points and converted four of her 12 break points. Gauff recorded 60 unforced errors and 19 double-faults.
Not the summer I want: Gauff
"It's not the summer that I want. I feel like there's, like, 70 other players in the draw that would love to have the summer that I had even though [my results dipped] during this time of the year," Gauff said after the match. "So many people want to be in the fourth round. So many people want to make the Olympics."
Gauff bagged this record
After overcoming Elina Svitolina, Gauff became the youngest player to win 10+ consecutive women's singles matches at the US Open since Serena Williams (between 1999 and 2000). Gauff won the 2023 US Open after beating Aryna Sabalenka.
Unique feats for Navarro
As per Opta, Navarro has become the youngest American player to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon and the US Open in a year since Serena Williams in 2004. Navarro is also the first American player to defeat the women's singles defending champion at the US Open since Serena in 2002 against her sister Venus Williams in the final.
