Former UVA tennis star Emma Navarro survived yet another three-set thriller to advance to the Australian Open quarterfinals.

Emma Navarro came through her fourth straight three-set match to hold off No.9 seed Daria Kasatkina and set up a quarterfinal showdown with Iga Swiatek at the Australian Open.

The American's roundabout run to the last eight in Melbourne has also revealed a new strength: She can win without her best.

Top 10 players Emma Navarro and Daria Kasatkina moved into the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (WCSC) - Emma Navarro has advanced to the quarterfinals of the first major championship of 2025. The Lowcountry native stayed alive at the Australian Open with another 3 set victory early Monday morning beating former Charleston Open champion Daria Kasatkina 6-4, 5-7, 7-5.

Kasatkina beat Viktoriya Tomova ... since the start of 2023. This makes Navarro the favorite to come out on top in this encounter. Pick: Emma Navarro to win in three sets.

Emma Navarro will face Iga Swiatek in the Australian Open quarterfinals on Tuesday, January 21.Navarro enters the quarterfinals after her three-set win on Monday over Daria Kasatkina (6-4, 5-7,

Here is everything you need to know about Emma Navarro vs. Iga Swiatek, including TV and streaming options for the match.

The 2025 Australian Open runs from Sunday, Jan. 12 to Sunday, Jan. 26. However, due to the time difference in The Land Down Under, match start times will be a bit wonky for U.S. viewers, meaning the first major tennis tournament of the year will start airing coverage at 7 p.m. ET on Jan. 11 in U.S. timezones.

Charleston's Emma Navarro was ousted from Australian open with a 6-1, 6-2 loss to No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals in Melbourne, Australia

A clash between the eighth and ninth seed, it was anyone’s guess who would win. It was to be Emma Navarro, who would defeat Daria Kasatkina 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 in the last 16 of the Australian