Italian Open: Tauson upsets Navarro to move into last 16
Clara Tauson edged out Emma Navarro 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 on Sunday evening and will face Mirra Andreeva, the No 7 seed, in the next round
Clara Tauson, Madrid Open, 2025 © Zuma/Psnewz
Dane Clara Tauson, the No 22 seed, moved into the last 16 of the Italian Open by edging out American Emma Navarro, the No 10 seed, 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 at the Foro Italico in Rome.
Tauson, ranked No 23, will face the winner of the match between No 30 seed Linda Noskova and Russian Mirra Andreeva, the No 7 seed, next.
The 22-year-old Dane benefited from the abandonment of American qualifier Katie Volynets (7-5, 4-1) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Rome tournament, Navarro, ranked No 9, beat Russian lucky loser Kamilla Rakhimova (6-1, 6-3).
Rome WTA 1000, other third-round results (Foro Italico, clay, EUR 6.009.593, most recent results first):
- Linda Noskova vs. Mirra Andreeva: sunday
- Qinwen Zheng (8) beat Magdalena Frech (26): 6-3, 6-2
- Bianca Andreescu beat Elena Rybakina (11): 6-2, 6-4
- Coco Gauff (4) beat Magda Linette (32): 7-5, 6-3
- Emma Raducanu beat Veronika Kudermetova: 5-7, 6-0, 6-1
- Marta Kostyuk beat Leylah Fernandez (24): 6-4, 6-2
- Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Sofia Kenin (31): 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Elise Mertens (25) beat Jessica Pegula (3): 7-5, 6-1
- Naomi Osaka beat Marie Bouzkova: 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Jelena Ostapenko vs. Laura Siegemund
- Jasmine Paolini (6) beat Ons Jabeur (27): 6-4, 6-3
- Elina Svitolina (16) beat Hailey Baptiste (Q): 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
- Danielle Collins (29) beat Iga Swiatek (2): 6-1, 7-5
- Diana Shnaider (13) beat Jaqueline Cristian: 6-3, 6-3
- Peyton Stearns beat Madison Keys (5): 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3)
