Jessica Pegula def. Emma Navarro 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 — US Open 2026 Quarterfinal

Match recap

Jessica Pegula defeated Emma Navarro 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the Quarterfinal of the US Open 2026.

The decider came down to which first serve held up. Pegula won 68 percent of her first-serve points in that set to Navarro's 44, and the 26th seed's seven break chances there produced exactly one break. The answer came inside a game. Broken in game 3 to trail 2-1, Pegula broke straight back in game 4 for 2-2 and again in game 6 for 4-2, the second time in this fortnight she has overturned a lost opening set after doing the same to Fernandez in the third round. Navarro saved one match point before the end at 2h 19m; Pegula, still unbeaten in five meetings on record, extends the run to five wins and a place in the US Open semifinals.

Match stats

Jessica Pegula: 6 aces, 31 winners, 61% first serves, 8 double faults, 5/12 break points. Emma Navarro: 8 aces, 27 winners, 58% first serves, 7 double faults, 4/12 break points.

Profiles: Jessica Pegula · Emma Navarro — US Open 2026

Head-to-head

Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro have met 6 times, with Jessica Pegula leading the head-to-head 6–0.

• Cincinnati Open 2026 R32 — Jessica Pegula won 7-5, 6-2
• China Open 2025 Quarterfinal — Jessica Pegula won 6(2)-7(7), 6-2, 6-1
• Bad Homburg Open 2025 Quarterfinal — Jessica Pegula won 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
• Miami Open 2024 R16 — Jessica Pegula won 7(7)-6(1), 6-3
• Miami 2024 R16 — Jessica Pegula won 7(7)-6(1), 6-3

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