Emma Navarro vs Jelena Ostapenko Prediction & Picks - WTA Stuttgart Open

Prediction published on 4/17/25, 4:46 AM  by Tyler Doty | Modified on 4/17/25 at 4:49 AM in Tennis Picks

The WTA tournament in Stuttgart offers a mouth-watering Round of 16 clash tonight, with American Emma Navarro taking on Latvian Jelena Ostapenko!

For the first time in 3 seasons, Jelena Ostapenko is out of the world's top 20. The Latvian has been unable to find the right gear at the start of 2025, with premature defeats in the tournaments she has entered. Since the end of February, she has been knocked out on her first appearance in Dubai, the Paribas Open and Miami, as well as a second round exit in Charleston. A meagre record for the former French Open winner, who continues to alternate between the good and the not-so-good. While her first-round victory over Dayana Yastremska went well, with a fine performance before the Ukrainian gave up, Jelena Ostapenko faces a different match tonight against one of the tournament favorites in Germany, Emma Navarro.

Seeded number 7, the American made short work of her first round opponent, dispatching Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in two short sets. An impressive player, Emma Navarro had returned from the USA with some doubts after her early defeats in the BNP Paribas Open (3rd round) and Miami Open (2nd round). Although Navarro still has some way to go on clay, her first steps towards 2025 have been good ones, including a quarter-final appearance in Charleston before crossing the Atlantic. Among the contenders for victory this week in Stuttgart, Emma Navarro will be able to test herself against a player who is always unpredictable!