It has all come down to the final 8 at Wimbledon and the hunger to get on top is alive and well. With some of the only best names remaining in the tournament, passion and determination are driving these WTA stars. The same has been the case with Emma Navarro. Coming into the event as a non-favorite, she has pulled off some of the biggest shockers and is now aiming to make it through to the final 4.

However, standing in her way will be the dominant Jasmine Paolini. The Italian sensation, who is coming on the back of a dominant run at the French Open has shown that she is capable of making her way into other another grand slam finals. With the stage set for an epic showdown between the two stars, who will come out on top?

Jasmine Paolini vs Emma Navarro: Preview

Ranked No. 7, Jasmine Paolini reached the quarterfinals after defeating Sara Sorribes Tormo, Greetje Minnen, Bianca Andreescu, and Madison Keys. In the 4th round, Paolini advanced after Keys retired due to injury at 6-3, 6-7(6), 5-5. Paolini has a 12-14 record on grass in recent years. Her best result this season was winning the title in Dubai, defeating Anna Kalinskaya in the final 4-6, 7-5, 7-5. Paolini has a 28-12 record in 2024, including 6-1 on grass.

Ranked No. 17, Emma Navarro reached the quarterfinals after defeating Qiang Wang, Naomi Osaka, Diana Shnaider, and Coco Gauff. In the 4th round, Navarro beat Gauff 6-4, 6-3. Navarro scored 61 points to Gauff’s 54, hitting 29 winners. She did not serve any aces and had no double faults.

Navarro lost her serve once and saved 2 break points. She made 72% of her first serves, winning 66% of those points and 59% on her second serve. Navarro broke Gauff’s serve 3 times. Her best result this year was winning the title in Hobart, defeating Elise Mertens in the final. Navarro has a 40-15 record in 2024, 7-2 on grass.

Paolini vs Navarro: Head-to-head

When it comes to the head-to-head stats between the two players, Emma Navarro has clearly shown her dominance against her Italian rival and managed to maintain a 100% winning streak. Interestingly, these two have met each other a total of 3 times and Emma Navarro has managed to come out on top on all the 3 occasions, thereby maintaining a 3-0 record. Their first meeting came back in September last year when the two met in San Diego.

After a first set tussle, Emma Navarro switched gears and gave her opponent no chance to clinch the win 7-5, 6-0. On the other hand, their recent meeting came back at the Miami Open this year. The match that went into a three set thriller saw both players giving their everything. However, it was Navarro again who clinched the win and came out on top with the scoreline 6-2, 3-6, 6-0.

Prediction: In a tight encounter, Jasmine Paolini could come out on top of Emma Navarro

Coming into the quarter-final match, both players will be equally determined to bring their best game and secure the win to make their way into the semi-finals of the match. While Emma Navarro will be striding confidence coming into the match, Jasmine Paolini, who does not consider grass to be her strongest surface, will make sure that she does not leave any stone unturned.

However, the recent form has been a thing of concern for Navarro while Jasmine Paolini strides confidence as she has had some impressive results in the last few months. On the other hand, Emma Navarro has certainly made some great upsets in the form of Osaka and Gauff which proves her willingness to keep going until the very end.

Predicting a winner could be very difficult in the match but as things stand, Jasmine Paolini could bring some turnaround in the head-to-head stats and make her way into the final 4. What are your thoughts on this? Who are you rooting for? Do let us know in the comments below!