US Open Prediction: Coco Gauff (3) vs Emma Navarro (13)
September 1, 2024 at 07:00 PM EDT
The Line: Coco Gauff -192 / Emma Navarro +154
Defending champion Coco Gauff will play fellow American Emma Navarro in the fourth round of the 2024 US Open. The match is scheduled for Sunday, September 1, 2024. Here’s our Coco Gauff vs Emma Navarro prediction. This article will also contain a Coco Gauff vs Emma Navarro pick.
Coco Gauff vs Emma Navarro Preview
Coco Gauff’s title defense was threatened in the third round after she lost her first set at the 2024 US Open to Elina Svitolina. But she produced a fantastic turnaround to rescue the situation, winning 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in two hours and four minutes.
In the victory, Gauff tallied 21 winners to 35 unforced errors. She got 53% of first serves in play and won 79% of first-serve points (37/47). Gauff won 44% of second serve points (18/41) and converted four of ten break points. The young American was also able to fend off five of seven break points on her own serve. She has set up a rematch with Emma Navarro, who defeated her at Wimbledon.
Emma Navarro, meanwhile, reached the fourth round stage of the US Open for the first time. After losing in the opening round in each of her last two appearances in New York, Navarro made sure she addressed that poor record this year and in some style.
Having arrived here at her best ranking of No. 12, she beat Anna Blinkova and Arantxa Rus for the loss of four games combined. Then, she took down her first-seeded opponent, Marta Kostyuk, to reach the second week. Navarro will most likely break the world’s Top 10 for the first time if she can beat Gauff to reach the quarterfinal.
Coco Gauff vs Emma Navarro Head-To-Head
• Gauff and Navarro are tied at 1-1 in their head-to-head, with both those matches taking place in 2024. The World No. 3 won their first meeting in Auckland before Navaro exacted revenge at Wimbledon.
Coco Gauff vs Emma Navarro Prediction
Both players dropped their first set at the 2024 US Open in their previous round while playing Ukrainian opponents. Gauff has looked a lot shakier than Navarro, especially on serve. Although she has done great work with saving over half of the break points she has faced in the tournament, that tells you a more clinical ball striker will eventually wear down the defending champion.
One of those players is Navarro, who is enjoying her best-ever season on the WTA Tour. This match has all the ingredients to be classic, and if Gauff can eradicate some of her serving frailties (she’s been doing extra practice sessions to refine her serve), then she has to be considered the favorite to win.