US Open: Emma Navarro produced the biggest upset of the US Open so far, while Taylor Townsend reached the fourth round for a second successive year as a busy day in the women’s singles draw saw several leading contenders survive contrasting challenges.
Navarro, a semifinalist at Flushing Meadows in 2024, ousted seventh seed Karolina Muchova 6-3, 7-5 in their first meeting. The American saved her best tennis for the closing stages, taking the final three games of both sets to complete her third victory over a Top 10 opponent since returning from a recent injury setback. Muchova, meanwhile, suffered her earliest US Open exit since 2022.
Sixth seed Linda Noskova also negotiated a difficult test, overcoming American 29th seed Ann Li 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-2 on Court 17. Noskova looked firmly in control after opening up a 6-2, 3-0 advantage, but Li fought back strongly to force a deciding set. The American even saved a match point in the second-set tiebreak with a forehand winner before levelling the contest. Noskova regained control when it mattered most, winning the last four games of the third set.
