Who is Emma Navarro, the tennis player who will play with Jannik Sinner double the US Open

The Slam season closes in New York with the US Opentournament scheduled from 24 August to 7 September. The last major of the year, which is played in the MEADOWS FLUSHING Temple, will see Jannik Sinner engaged in defense of the title conquered last season by beating Taylor Fritz in the final in three sets. The wait to see Italian, number one in the world, confronting the men’s singular tournament grows from an hour to hour, but this time there is as much desire (and curiosities) to enjoy it on the field in Double mixed that will be played on 19 and 20 August.

More performance than competition, the mixed double often gives interesting challenges and never as on this occasion the fans await it with impatience. Among the couples on the field, in fact, there will be the one composed of Jannik Sinner and Emma Navarro. Very tested? Not even for idea: The two never played together and before the official announcement they had not even crossed By mistake.

So why did they decide to compose this unpublished couple? Actually, The idea came to the organizers of the tournament and both accepted. Emma Navarro is very happy. “I can’t wait to play. I think I will try to make him pull all the blows, while I will be there to cover the field. Yes, in this way we could do well. I’m excited, I think Jannik is an incredible player, of course, and I am convinced that we will have fun together». On the reaction he had the news of the formation of the couple with Sinner reveals: «I fell to the ground, I cried, I was fighting my fists on the table. I had a immense reaction ».

In addition to Jannik Sinner and Emma Navarro, at the mixed tournament of the US Open there will also be Paula Badosa with Jack Draper, Iga Swiatek with Casper Ruud, Elena Rybakina with Taylor Fritz, Amanda Anisimova with Holger Rune, Belinda Bencic with Alexander Zverev, Jessica Pegula with Tommy Paul and myrrh Daniil Medvedev.

Who is Emma Navarro

Born in New York on May 18, 2001 to a family of Italian origin, Emma is Daughter of the billionaire Ben Navarro (estimated asset of 4.8 billion euros), founder and CEO of a very famous private investment company, the Beemok Capital. Emma’s grandfather, Frank Navarro, was a good American football player then becoming a coach.

Emma Navarro, who lives in Charleston, has so far conquered two titles of the major circuit in singular and has reached position 8 in the world ranking In September 2024. His best placement in a Slam was the semifinal played at the US Open in 2024. He began to be not really noticed in 2023, when he reached the first WTA quarters in Strasbourg, beating MartinoCová and Teichmann, in the same year, at Roland Garros, he obtained the first career victory in a Slam main-step, imposing himself in three sets. Andreeva.

In 2024, Emma Navarro participated in Hobart’s WTA 250 winning him by annihilating Elise Mertens in the final. At the Australian Open, with the victories on Xiyu Wang and Cocciaretto, it accesses for the first time in a third Slam round. Subsequently, he takes part in two WTA 1000: Indian Wells and Miami. In California, after defeating Elina Svitolina, also overcomes Aryna Sabalenka thus onte the most important victory of the career, the first on a top-5.

In this season, things have not started very wellbut at the Australian Open, beating Peyton Stearns, Wang Xiyu and Ons Jabeur arrives at the round of 16 for the fourth consecutive time in Slam tournaments. Dar’ja Kasatkina also outs the wings of enthusiasm, but then in the quarterfinals it is eliminated by Iga świątek.

In the last few days, the curiosity around her has grown significantly and Jannik Sinner encourages her: “He has a better volée than mine!”says smiling. Now all that remains is to see them on the pitch.