In the third round of the women’s singles, Emma Navarro, one of numerous American women’s tennis players competing in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, was defeated in three sets by Qinwen Zheng of China.
However, the events that followed the game on Tuesday at Roland Garros generated the most attention. Zheng reportedly got into a fight with Navarro at the net after she earned her match point and won 6-7, 7-6, 6-1.
Reporters started questioning Navarro after the match about the altercation, and she didn’t hide her feelings for Zheng, the No. 7-ranked women’s tennis player competing in this year’s Olympics.
She talked about it and said: “I just told her I didn’t respect her as a competitor. I think she goes about things in a pretty cut-throat way. It makes for a locker room that doesn’t have a lot of camaraderie, so it’s tough to face an opponent like that, who I really don’t respect.”
No matter what happens, one of the main reasons the Olympics are so entertaining to watch is the intensity of the competition, and Zheng takes it seriously, which Navarro finds objectionable.
Navarro did not go into detail on what Zheng considers to be a cutthroat, but the Chinese star took the high road and disclosed what the Americans said online.
Emma Navarro in 2024
Ranked world no.15 (career-high), Navarro played her last match on the 30th of July when she was overcome by world no.7 Qinwen Zheng 6-7(7) 7-6(4) 6-1
in the 3rd round in Paris (draw).Until now, during this year Navarro has achieved a composed 42-17 match record. The American conquered 1 title in Hobart. The American got to the final in the Paris.
Navarro conquered 1 title in 2024 in Hobart. Emma was the runner-up in the Paris.
Zheng in Paris, ranking, and results in 2024
Currently ranked no.7 (career-high), Qinwen owns a compiled 30-12 win-loss record in 2024. Zheng is playing in Paris where she toppled the world no.91 Sara Errani 6-0 6-0, the world no.103 Arantxa Rus 6-2 6-4, the world no.15 Emma Navarro 6-7(7) 7-6(4) 6-1 and the world no.212 Angelique Kerber 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(6).
Qinwen Zheng will come up against the world no.275 Alice Tubello in the quarter. They have never played each other up to now in top events.
Qinwen conquered 1 title in 2024 in Palermo. Qinwen reached the final at the Australian Open.
Emma Navarro and Qinwen Zheng clashed against each other just twice. Their current head to head is 2-0 for Zheng. Before, the last time they played, Qinwen Zheng won 6-7(7) 7-6(4) 6-1 in the 3rd round in Paris (Olympics) on the 30th of July 2024.