NEW YORK – Virginia women’s tennis alumna Emma Navarro ’22 has advanced to the semifinals at the 2024 US Open, being held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York.
Navarro is just the second former collegiate tennis player since 1990 to reach the U.S. Open semifinals, joining Jennifer Brady. This is Navarro’s first time advancing to the semifinals at a Grand Slam.
She will face either No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka or No. 7 Qinwen Zheng of China on Thursday (Sept. 5) playing for a place in the finals.
New York native Emma Navarro is two wins away from winning the US Open! pic.twitter.com/ipUUalLOSi
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 3, 2024
Navarro began the tournament with his first-ever victory at the Open, defeating Anna Blinkova 6-1, 6-1. Another 6-1, 6-1 one-hour victory against Arantxa Rus in the second round and a three-set win against No. 19 Marta Kostyuk set up an all-American showdown with No. 3 Coco Gauff.
In her first match played in Arthur Ashe Stadium, Navarro defeated Gauff 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to become the first NCAA Singles champion to advance to the quarterfinals of the US Open. On Tuesday (Sept. 3), she defeated No. 26 Paula Badosa of Spain 6-2, 7-5 to advance to the semifinals. In the match against Badosa, Navarro…
