Emma Navarro Topples Krejcikova on Middle Saturday, Books Round-of-16 Date with Mirra Andreeva

The grass keeps getting greener for Emma Navarro.

On a blustery Middle Saturday at the All-England Club, the former Virginia Cavalier stunned defending champion Barbora Krejcikova 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, marching into the last-16 of Wimbledon for the second straight year and setting up a Sunday showdown with teenage prodigy Mirra Andreeva.

A Match Flipped Overnight Krejcikova dictated early, ripping deep returns and twice breaking the American to grab the first set in 35 minutes.

Navarros first-serve percentage sat at a shaky 53%, and she never sniffed a break point.

Then came rain, roof closures, and eventually an overnight suspension with Navarro trailing but already starting to steady her game.

Play resumed Sunday morning with Navarro already sitting on a 2-1 lead in the deciding set.

Within minutes, Krejcikovarunning on fumescalled the trainer for a quick blood-pressure check and fluids.

The break barely dented Navarros focus.

Even after the Czech clawed back to 3-all, the American cracked a forehand return to steal the break right back, then calmly held twice to close out the upset after 2 hours 16 minutes on Court 1.

Game Stats First-serve % (Set 1): Navarro 53 | Krejcikova 69 Winners: Navarro 13 | Krejcikova 34 Unforced errors: Navarro 11 | Krejcikova 53 Navarros low error count told the story.

She absorbed pace, redirected with depth, and chose her moments to attack, winning a majority of her forays forward and pressuring Krejcikova into those 53 miscues.

Next Up: The Teen and the Ten Seed Sundays 1/8-final pits Navarro, the tournaments No.

10 seed and highest-seeded American left, against 18-year-old Mirra Andreeva, who has yet to drop a set this fortnight after dismissing Hailey Baptiste 6-1, 6-3.

Navarro edged their only prior matchup on grass a year ago, but the 18-year-old Andreeva returns as the tournaments No.

7 seed, armed with the same razor-sharp angles and self-belief that define Navarros own all-court game.

One of them will punch a ticket to the quarter-finals.

Cavalier Pride and American Momentum Navarros victory continues a banner season for UVA tennis.

A year removed from her breakthrough quarter-final, the Charleston native is again deep into the draw, flying the Wahoo flag while fellow alumna Danielle Collins battles in the opposite section.

Her blend of foot speed, slice variety, and fearless net play, hallmarks of her college dominance, is translating seamlessly to the sports biggest lawn.

Should she navigate Andreeva, Navarro would likely face top seed Iga Swiatek or No.

23 Clara Tauson on Tuesday.

First, though, shell look to make Sunday in SW19 feel like another day at the office, an office where the stakes just keep rising.

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