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How did Emma Navarro become a 3-set wizard?

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Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday, January 20, 2025

After a third-round win over Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur, Emma Navarro She spoke in court about grueling cycling sessions with her father Ben Navarro and was quoted in terms of cycling and crying. “We coined the term ‘crying on a bike’ because after six hours you would have tears in your eyes and would be exhausted from trying to pedal up the hill,” Navarro said. “I learned a lot about strength growing up.”

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That strength is paying dividends for the Americans in Melbourne. On Monday night, she defeated the Russian for her fourth straight win in three sets. Daria Kasatkina6-4, 5-7, 7-5. Navarro squandered three match points in the second set but had the mental fortitude to stick to the plan and finish off the ninth seed in a heated decision.

The 23-year-old, who has now won seven straight deciding sets at majors and eight out of nine sets overall, credited her mental toughness to her performance in Melbourne. She faced the second seed in the quarterfinals. Iga Swia Tech (More on this further down the page) The hard way.

“I think it tests your mental will more than anything else,” Navarro said. “I worked really hard on my fitness to be able to play three sets and play for two hours, three hours, whatever it takes. I think my fitness has definitely paid off in my first four games.”

Navarro said she has yet to play her best tennis at this Australian Open. In that case, it is commendable that he advanced to the first quarterfinals of the Australian Open without his A game.

Experience usually goes a long way in winning three sets at a major, but it doesn’t help much for Navarro, who is in his ninth main draw at a slam. She relies on the strength built into her DNA.

“I think mental toughness is bigger than anything else.” she said “I don’t think I did my best. Today was definitely the best game I’ve ever played. “I feel like I’m getting a little better with each game.”

Navarro is 10-2 in major three-setters and 28-15 overall. Her fitness and dedication to development are big reasons she has been able to reach at least the quarterfinals in her last three Grand Slam appearances.

In the quarterfinals, she will be tested by a genius who advanced to the quarterfinals in the opposite direction. Swiatek, a five-time Slam champion, was eliminated after only 11 games in the fourth round. This is significantly less than what the 61 Navarro produced. The American knows that to deal with Swiatek’s firepower, he’ll have to summon everything and then some.

She lost 6-0, 6-2 to Paul in their only previous meeting, which took place in the 2018 80K Challenger.

“When I look back on my tennis career, I don’t think I’ve ever been completely blown off the court. I definitely felt blown off the court playing with her,” Navarro admitted. “I think she was probably ranked 200th at the time. We played at my home club in Charleston. I thought, ‘Wow, this girl is pretty cool.’

In terms of confidence, performance and stamina, Navarro believes it will be different this time.

“Things are definitely different now. I think I’m pretty good too. As you know, I am ready for a good challenge.”

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