US Open 2024: Emma Navarro vs Marta Kostyuk preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds, and pick
Match Details
Fixture: (13) Emma Navarro vs (19) Marta Kostyuk
Date: August 30, 2024
Tournament: US Open 2024
Round: Third Round (Round of 32)
Venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York, USA
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Prize Money: $75,000,000
Live Telecast: USA - ESPN | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN, RDS
Emma Navarro vs Marta Kostyuk preview
Top 20 players Emma Navarro and Marta Kostyuk will clash in the third round of the US Open 2024.
Navarro kicked off her campaign with an easy 6-1, 6-1 win over Anna Blinkova. She was up against Arantxa Rus in the second round, and cruised to another comfortable victory. The American dropped only two games yet again to register a 6-1, 6-1 win.
Kostyuk beat McCartney Kessler 6-2, 6-3 to reach the second round, where she took on Harriet Dart. The Brit led by a break thrice in the first set, and even served for it on two occasions but couldn't get the job done.
Both players had multiple set points in the ensuing tie-break, though it was Kostyuk who eventually managed to gain the upper hand. She carried this momentum into the next set, and reeled off six straight games to score a 7-6 (10), 6-1 win.
Emma Navarro vs Marta Kostyuk head-to-head
Navarro leads Kostyuk 1-0 in the head-to-head. She won their previous encounter at this year's Canadian Open in straight sets.
Emma Navarro vs Marta Kostyuk odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Emma Navarro vs Marta Kostyuk prediction
Navarro has dominated both of her matches thus far, and has lost a total of only four games across them. She made light work of Rus to reach the third round of the US Open for the first time in her career.
Kostyuk was on the backfoot for most of the first set against Dart in the previous round but dug deep to turn things around. She breezed through the second set after that to advance to the third round for the second time, and for the first time since 2020.
The two recently crossed paths at the Canadian Open a few weeks ago. Neither player was stable on serve back then, with 12 breaks of serve between the two and a combined 15 double faults as well. Nevertheless, the American's ground game paved the way for her victory.
This season has been extremely fruitful for the two of them, though Navarro's results have been better compared to Kostyuk. The American has also made at least the fourth round of the last two Majors. Given her overall consistency this year, and her form this week, she will be expected to get through this clash.
Pick: Emma Navarro to win in straight sets.