Diana Shnaider vs Emma Navarro Prediction & Picks - WTA Wimbledon Championships

Prediction published on 7/5/24, 2:18 AM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 7/5/24 at 2:22 AM in Tennis Picks

Emma Navarro of the United States will try to barge into the round of 16 of the Wimbledon Open for the first time in her career on Friday, as she goes up against Diana Shnaider of Russia in the third round of ladies’ singles tournament at the 2024 Wimbledon Open. The No.19 seed Navarro will get another chance to win more WTA world ranking points with another win against a familiar foe. More importantly, a win vs. Shnaider will send her to her first-ever fourth-round appearance in this prestigious grass-court Grand Slam. Shnaider, meanwhile, also attempts to continue moving up in the WTA Tour ladder after reaching a career-high world’s No.30 on the latest WTA world ranking update last July 1. The 20-year-old Shnaider recently hired a new coach in Igor Andreev, a former top-20 ATP player.

Recent form: Navarro has hurdled her first two assignments with relative ease, booking straight sets wins over Qiang Wang of China 6-0 6-2 and Grand Slam champ Noami Osaka of Japan 6-4 6-1. Meanwhile, Shnaider survived a three-set thriller against former Wimbledon Open semifinalist Karolina Pliskova 4-6 6-4 7-5 before annihilating Sloane Stephens 6-1 6-1 in the second round.