Navarro Dominates Kudermetova and Advances to Wimbledon Third Round

In the first match of the day on Court 3, Emma Navarro and Veronika Kudermetova battled for a spot in the women's third round at Wimbledon.

The American, seeded 10th, hoped to avoid the top-10 curse that has plagued the tournament so far, with Gauff, Pegula, Paolini, Zheng, and Badosa already eliminated.

Facing the Russian, who had won their only previous encounter four years ago, Navarro held her ground. In full control of the match, she left her opponent with little to work with.

Hampered by 32 unforced errors in just 1 hour and 15 minutes of play, the world No. 46 couldn’t mount a challenge. In the end, last year’s quarterfinalist cruised to a comfortable victory (6-1, 6-2) and secured her place in the round of 16.

For a spot in the quarterfinals, she could face defending champion Barbora Krejcikova. The Czech player will take on another American, Caroline Dolehide, later on Thursday.

After her first-round win against Petra Kvitova, the 24-year-old Navarro has now secured her third-round berth and will learn her next opponent in the coming hours.