Hong Kong 125 Open: Navarro through to quarter-finals
Emma Navarro beat Kimberly Birrell on Thursday and will play Russian Anna Blinkova, the No 7 seed, next
Emma Navarro, US Open 2024
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American Emma Navarro, the top seed, reached the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong 125 Open by defeating Australian Kimberly Birrell 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday.
Navarro needed 75 minutes and five break points to overcome Birrell, who also converted two break points.
Navarro, ranked No 8, will play Russian Anna Blinkova, the No 7 seed, next.
The American won against Swiss Viktorija Golubic (7-5, 6-4) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round, Birrell, ranked No 146, beat Chinese qualifier Yidi Yang (6-2, 6-0).
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