San Diego Open: Navarro dominates Paolini’s serve to book spot in last 16
Emma Navarro beat Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 6-0 on Monday night. She’ll face the winner of the match between Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich and Swiss Belinda Bencic, the No 5 seed, in the next round
© Chryslene Caillaud / Panoramic
American qualifier Emma Navarro won against Italian Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 6-0 to move into the last 16 of the Cymbiotika San Diego Open on Monday night.
Navarro, ranked No 61, had a strong night on return, winning more than half of Paolini’s first serve points, and 60 percent of second serve returns as well. While the opening set was tight with five breaks of serve seeing Navarro win 7-5, the second set was far more one-sided, with the American breaking three times and defending both break points on her own serve.
The qualifier will now play the winner of the match between Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich and Swiss Belinda Bencic, the No 5 seed, next.
People in this post
More tennis news
August 16, 1994: The day Andre Agassi tried to stop the music
Tirante stuns ailing Djokovic for the biggest win of his career in Cincinnati
Swiatek: “We all work to have these moments, and for sure I was missing it”
August 15, 1995: The day Monica Seles returned to the tour 27 months after the tragic stabbing
Ben Shelton on defending his Montreal title: “The way you win matters to me”
