Navarro double bagels Arango to win Mérida Open Akron
Emma Navarro took just 55 minutes to win the trophy on Sunday night against Emiliana Arango
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American Emma Navarro, the top seed, defeated Colombian qualifier Emiliana Arango 6-0, 6-0 to win the Mérida Open Akron title on Sunday night.
Navarro is just the fifth player since 2000 – and 16th in the Open era – to win a WTA event final without dropping a game, racing past Arango in just 55 minutes for her second career title.
The last time a player was double bagelled in a final was when Iga Swiatek won Rome in 2021.
Ahead of her victory, Navarro, ranked No 10, beat Croat qualifier Petra Martic (6-1, 6-2), wildcard Zeynep Sonmez (6-4, 6-2) and Armenian Elina Avanesyan (6-3, 6-3).
Arango, ranked No 133, beat Argentinian lucky loser Maria Lourdes Carle (6-2, 6-3), qualifier Francesca Jones (3-6, 6-3, 3-4 ret.), Slovak Rebecca Sramkova (5-7, 6-3, 6-0) and Australian qualifier Daria Saville (6-3, 4-6, 6-2) in the previous rounds.
