WTA Hobart: Navarro beats two-time champion Mertens to win first title

Navarro beats top seeded Mertens 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 in the final

Emma Navarro

Haresh Ramchandani

January 13, 2024

Hobart International •Final • completed

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E. MertensvsE. Navarro

American Emma Navarro, the second seed, won the WTA Hobart International title by edging out Belgian Elise Mertens, the top seed, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 at the Hobart’s Domain Tennis Centre on Saturday.

Navarro won the match in two hours and 48 minutes to beat the two-time champion from Belgium for her first WTA singles title.

First title feels 💜

No.2 seed Emma Navarro takes out the No.1 seed Mertens to pick up her first Hologic WTA Tour title!#HobartTennis pic.twitter.com/sfXt72juw4
— wta (@WTA) January 13, 2024

Ahead of her win today, Navarro, ranked No 31, defeated Frenchwoman Clara Burel (4-6, 6-3, 6-3), Pole qualifier Magdalena Frech (6-3, 6-3), Bulgarian lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova (4-6, 6-3, 6-2) and Chinese qualifier Yue Yuan (6-4, 6-3).

teamwork makes the dream work 👌#HobartTennis pic.twitter.com/pfdmu8NVOX
— wta (@WTA) January 13, 2024

Mertens, ranked No 29 in the world, beat American Danielle Collins (6-2, 6-3), Slovak qualifier Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (6-2, 6-3), Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus (7-5, 6-0) and Australian wildcard Daria Saville (6-4, 4-6, 7-5) earlier in the week.

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