Coco Gauff is out of Wimbledon after fellow American Emma Navarro, the No. 19 ranked player, beat the No. 2 player in straight sets during their round of 16 match on Sunday.
Navarro, 23, needed just one hour and 14 minutes to defeat Gauff, 6-4, 6-3, to advance to Tuesday's quarterfinals against No. 7 Jasmine Paolini, whom she has beaten in their three previous meetings.
This is Navarro's first Grand Slam quarter-final, making this victory easily the biggest triumph of her career.
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Coco Gauff is shown during her Wimbledon match on July 7, 2024, in London. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Navarro and Gauff will be teammates at this year's Olympics in Paris, but the latter defeated the former in the semifinals in Auckland this year.
This is Navarro's second career win against a top-two player, having previously defeated then-No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka in Indian Wells this year.
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A key to Navarro's game Sunday was her ability to score at the net, going a perfect 9-for-9 from the court to defeat Gauff, who was 8-for-12 in those scenarios.
Gauff also struggled with her forehand during the match, committing 16 unforced errors from that side compared to Navarro's 10. Match point came because of one of those errors, when Gauff sent a forehand into the net for Navarro to emerge victorious.
Emma Navarro celebrates winning match point against Naomi Osaka of Japan during their second round match at Wimbledon on July 3, 2024. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Gauff's loss came after another upset earlier this weekend, when No. 1-ranked women's singles player Iga Swiatek was surprisingly defeated by Yulia Putintseva, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, in the third round on Saturday.
Navarro, daughter of American billionaire businessman Ben Navarro, founder and CEO of Sherman Financial Group LLC, owner of Credit One Bank, has also defeated former world number one Naomi Osaka in her Wimbledon draw so far.
Navarro has played in big matches throughout her career, including winning the 2021 NCAA Singles Championship for the University of Virginia.
But the stakes are obviously much higher heading into Tuesday, when she hopes to continue her quest for a Grand Slam title.
Coco Gauff is shown during her Wimbledon match on July 7, 2024, in London. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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And even if Navarro can't meet that goal, he's likely to make an appearance in the Top 15 of the world rankings no matter what happens in the future.
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