At 6-4, 5-4 on the Russian’s serve, the US Open semi-finalist had three match points, non-consecutive, before having to play a third round.
61 games lost by Navarro, a record to reach the quarter-finals in Grand Slam
Since the start of the tournament, Navarro has left 61 games on the road. A record. In the history of Tennis, no woman had ever lost so much to reach the quarter-finals of a Major, as Jeu, Set et Maths discovered.
In the quarter-final, her first in Melbourne, the 23-year-old will challenge Iga Swiatek for a clash of extremes.
-the Pole has only dropped 11 games since the start of the fortnight, or 2.75 per game.
The other matches of the round of 16 at the Australian Open (Grand Slam, Melbourne Park, hard, 60,627,573 USD, results displayed from newest to oldest):
- Iga Swiatek – Eva Lys (LL) : 6-0, 6-1
- Madison Keys (N.19) – Elena Rybakina (N.6) : 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
- Elina Svitolina (N.28) – Veronika Kudermetova: 6-4, 6-1
- Paula Badosa (N.11) – Olga Danilovic : 6-1, 7-6 [2]
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (N.27) – Donna Vekic (N.18) : 7-6, 6-0
- Coco Gauff (N.3) – Belinda Bencic : 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
- Aryna Sabalenka (N.1) – Mirra Andreeva (N.14) : 6-1, 6-2
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