Canadian Open 2024: Emma Navarro vs Taylor Townsend preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick
Match details
Fixture: (8) Emma Navarro vs (LL) Taylor Townsend
Date: August 10, 2024
Tournament: Canadian Open 2024
Round: Quarterfinal
Venue: Toronto, Canada
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Prize money: $2,788,468
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | Canada - Sportsnet, TVA Sports | UK - Amazon Prime Video | India - Sony Liv
Emma Navarro vs Taylor Townsend preview
One of the quarter-finals at the 2024 Canadian Open will feature eighth-seeded American Emma Navarro taking on compatriot Taylor Townsend. Navarro has been in formidable form in 2024, as he has a 42-16 record for the season, with a title triumph at the Hobart International.
Apart from this title win, the World no. 15 also reached the semi-finals of the ASB Classic, the San Diego Open, and the Bad Homburg Open. She also made it to her maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal at Wimbledon.
Being the eighth seed, Navarro got a bye in the opening round of the Canadian Open and started her campaign with a win over Magda Linette in the second round. The American followed it up with another straight-set victory over 14th-seeded Marta Kostyuk in the third round to reach her maiden WTA 1000 quarterfinal.
Taylor Townsend has not been in good form in singles in 2024, with a meagre 7-12 win-loss in tour-level main-draw matches entering the Canadian Open. The American failed to qualify for the WTA 1000 event in Toronto but she managed to reach the main draw as a lucky loser following Yulia Putintseva's withdrawal.
Townsend got a victory over 16th-seed Dayana Yastremska in the first round, with the Ukrainian retiring from the match. She then blew Marina Stakusic away in the second round before stunning fourth seed Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-1 in the third round.
Emma Navarro vs Taylor Townsend head-to-head
Townsend beat Navarro in their only prior encounter, which came in the semifinals of an ITF event in Charleston in 2019.
Emma Navarro vs Taylor Townsend odds
(Odds areas sourced from BetMGM)
Emma Navarro vs Taylor Townsend prediction
Against Kostyuk, Navarro was not in good serving form as she could only win 53 percent of her first serve points while making seven double faults. The eighth seed got broken five times in the match. However, winning 64 percent of the points on her opponent's second serve enabled her to break back seven times, neutralizing her serving weakness.
On the other hand, Townsend was in exceptional form while serving and returning against Ostapenko in the previous round. She won 70 percent of the total service points and 61 percent of the return points. The American faced only three break points on her serve and broke the Latvian six times.
Navarro's numbers while serving have to improve against Townsend who is in good form. Even though the former is the higher-ranked player, the latter will be high on confidence after a comprehensive win over Ostapenko and there is a fair chance of her coming out on top to reach the semifinals in Toronto.
Pick- Townsend to win in three sets.