Magdalena Frech vs Emma Navarro Prediction & Picks - WTA Monterrey Open

Prediction published on 8/22/24, 8:36 AM  by Tyler Doty | Modified on 8/22/24 at 8:38 AM in Tennis Picks

The quarter-finals of the WTA tournament in Monterrey, Mexico, take place on Thursday. Polish player Magdalena Frech will attempt to advance to the semi-finals against American Emma Navarro. There's a clear gap in the level of play between these two players, and Navarro will logically be the favorite to advance to the next round. In fact, Magdalena Frech won two 3-set matches against Argentine Nadia Podoroska (6-4, 4-6, 6-4) and Israeli Lina Glushko (6-7, 6-3, 6-1). In just two matches, the Polish player has already spent more than 5 hours on the Monterrey courts and is likely to be physically exhausted.

Already beaten by the American in January when they met at the Hobart tournament in Australia, Emma Navarro will be in a strong position in this quarter-final. Exempted from the first and second rounds, the 2nd seed started the tournament in the 1/8-finals with a victory over Colombian Camila Osorio, ranked 88th in the world (3-6, 7-5, 7-6). In almost 3 hours of play, the American made it through to the quarter-finals, but what a laborious task it was! After being eliminated in Cincinnati in the first round, she absolutely must react and win to do better or as well as she did in Toronto, where she reached the semi-finals.