Emma Navarro def. Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-4, 6(3)-7(7), 6-4 — Nottingham Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Emma Navarro defeated Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-4, 6(3)-7(7), 6-4 in the R16 of the Nottingham Open 2026.

Navarro needed three hours and a deciding-set break to settle a Nottingham Open fourth round that turned on the return game. She converted 8 of 13 break points to Starodubtseva's 6 of 12, and the chances kept coming — set two alone produced eight breaks before Starodubtseva took the tiebreak 7-3 to force a decider. Navarro's serve held the late edge that mattered: 73% of first-serve points won in set three after 58% in set two, plus nine aces across the match. Trailing a break early in the third, she broke back in game five and again in game seven to close it. She faces Jessica Bouzas Maneiro next.

Match stats

Yuliia Starodubtseva: 2 aces, 60% first serves, 2 double faults, 6/12 break points. Emma Navarro: 9 aces, 62% first serves, 3 double faults, 8/13 break points.

Profiles: Yuliia Starodubtseva · Emma Navarro — Nottingham Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Yuliia Starodubtseva and Emma Navarro.