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Emma Navarro vs Paula Badosa — 4-6 6-3 7-5
 Emma Navarro✓ | 4 | 6 | 7 |
 Paula Badosa | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Final · Monday, June 29, 2026 · Round of 128
Result
No. 23 seed Emma Navarro saved a match-point situation to beat Paula Badosa 4–6 6–3 7–5 on Court 16. Badosa served for the match at 5–2 in the deciding set before Navarro reeled off the final five games. Badosa hit more winners (38 to 30) and more aces (10 to 6), but Navarro was steadier down the stretch and won 106 total points to Badosa's 104.
Emma NavarroStats: Official wimbledon.com match statistics (IBM) · as of 2026-07-09
Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.
At this Stage
Emma Navarro's tournament very nearly lasted one afternoon. The No. 23 seed trailed Paula Badosa by a set and 5-2 in the decider — Badosa served for the match — before winning the last five games to escape 4-6 6-3 7-5. Badosa out-hit her, more winners and more aces, and still walked off the loser; the gap between a seed advancing and an opening-day upset came down to almost nothing. What Navarro bought with the comeback was a last-64 meeting with Oksana Selekhmeteva — another match, as it happens, she has since won from a set down. Escapology, apparently, is a repeatable skill.
What we know now
Court: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London
Match length: 2:21
Tale of the tape
Emma NavarroPaula BadosaPlayer vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.
The briefing
Storylines
- Navarro erased a 5–2 deficit in the deciding set, winning the last five games.
- Badosa served for the match but could not convert.
- Navarro advanced to face Oksana Selekhmeteva in the second round.
Head to head
Badosa led their head-to-head 2–1 before this match, including a win on grass the previous year.
Source: WTA head-to-head · as of 2026-06-29.
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.