Miami Open: Jessica Pegula Issues Sincere Stamp of Approval to Emma Navarro’s Meteoric Rise on the WTA Tour

Emma Navarro has steadily improved. This year, she has taken off to new heights, showing impressive tennis in the ongoing American hard-court swing. She previously won the Hobart Open, giving her enough momentum to go far in several tournaments. In this instance, Jessica Pegula believes that Navarro is the best player in the American Billie Jean King Cup team.

Navarro herself has been suffering from self-doubt and her ability to play the sport. She revealed this following the Indian Wells Masters, but Pegula, nevertheless, has the opposite outlook on her.

Jessica Pegula believes Emma Navarro to be the best American WTA player 

The Billie Jean King Cup is akin to the Davis Cup for women’s tennis. The American team was announced to be comprised of Pegula, Navarro, Madison Keys, and Caroline Dolehide. Pegula sat down with Tennis Channel after receiving a walkover from Zhu Lin in the Miami Open. She believes that everyone is playing well and that Navarro is currently on the best momentum of any other player in the team. 

“I think we’re all playing really good tennis. I think any of us could play for sure. Doesn’t matter ranking or whatever. We’ve all been playing really good. Emma’s been having an amazing start to the year. I feel like she’s been playing the best out of anyone, really.”

She also said that athletes will have a lot of fun together as the atmosphere off-court will be relaxed and laid back. “So it’s. It’ll be really fun, but everyone’s pretty laid back and pretty cool. We all get along really well, so I’m really excited. It’s always a fun week and, even though it’s stressful, it’s nice to be able to embrace that stress with more of a team atmosphere, which I always really enjoy.”

While Pegula has the utmost faith in her, Navarro has been suffering from self-doubt for a long time. 

Navarro shares the doubts plaguing her mind

Navarro recently discussed her problems in an interview with Christopher Clarey, where she shared, “The biggest general challenge is just feeling like I am not good enough and I don’t belong at this level.” She further explained, “Just getting past that fear of expectations, I think, has been a big challenge for me. I’m not even really worried about the rest of the world’s expectations. It’s more internal.”

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Navarro has been a better performer in the last few months and is on a steady rise. Pegula, moreover, believes that the American is the best player in the Billie Jean King Cup. Will she be able to live up to this standard?