Canadian Open 2024: Emma Navarro vs Marta Kostyuk preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick
Match Details
Fixture: (8) Emma Navarro vs (11) Marta Kostyuk
Date: August 9, 2024
Tournament: National Bank Open 2024
Round: Third Round (Round of 16)
Venue: Sobeys Stadium, Toronto, Canada
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Prize Money: ≈$3.5 million
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - Sportsnet, TVA Sports
Emma Navarro vs Marta Kostyuk preview
Top 20 players Emma Navarro and Marta Kostyuk will clash in the third round of the Canadian Open 2024.
Navarro received a bye into the second round, where she was up against Magda Linette. The American was off to a fast start as she broke her opponent's serve twice in the first set to lead 5-1. She clinched the set soon after that to put herself in a commanding position.
There were five breaks of serve in the middle of the first set, with Navarro gaining the upper hand to go 4-3 up. She later served for the match at 5-4 and encountered some pushback from Linette. She first saved a break point and then needed three match points to wrap up a 6-2, 6-4 win.
Kostyuk scored an easy 6-0, 6-2 win over Tatjana Maria to book a second-round showdown with fellow Ukrainian Elina Svitolina. The 22-year-old cruised to a 5-2 lead in the opening set due to an early break of serve in her favor.
Svitolina then served to stay in the set and saved five set points before Kostyuk got the job done on her sixth one to take the set. The former turned the tables on the latter to clinch the second set and level the match.
The momentum swung in Kostyuk's favor once again after that. She broke Svitolina's serve twice in the deciding set to register a 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 victory.
Emma Navarro vs Marta Kostyuk head-to-head
This will be the first career meeting between the two, so the head-to-head stands at 0-0 for now.
Emma Navarro vs Marta Kostyuk odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Emma Navarro vs Marta Kostyuk prediction
Navarro only got 36 percent of first serves in play but managed to win 70 percent of points on the back of it. Aside from that, it was a pretty solid showcase from her against Linette. Kostyuk overcame a dip in the second set to finish the match on a high against Svitolina.
Both players are in the midst of a career-best season. Navarro has a 37-16 record for the year, with a title to her name, and has a 21-7 record on hardcourts. Kostyuk, meanwhile, has compiled a 27-14 record this season and has a 17-6 record on hardcourts.
Both players have a losing record against the top 20 players this season. Navarro is 5-10 against them and 3-5 on hardcourts, while Kostyuk is 5-7 against them overall, and 1-4 on hardcourts. The stats lean in the Amercan's favor, and based on that she will be backed to make it through this clash.
Pick: Emma Navarro to win in three sets.