No. 8 Emma Navarro needed to play the longest WTA-level match of her career and rallied from 5-3 down in the third set to beat fellow American Peyton Stearns 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday.

Charleston's Emma Navarro, the No. 8 seed, faced 2023 Credit One Charleston Open champion Ons Jabeur in third round of Australian Open in Melbourne

No. 8 American tennis player Emma Navarro will play the currently unseeded three-time Major finalist Ons Jabeur in the Third Round of the Australian Open tonight. Jabeur was victorious the last time the pair met at the 2022 Charleston Open. The two face off tonight in Margaret Court Arena, starting around 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT.

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Emma Navarro outlasts Peyton Stearns in an incredible comeback at the Australian Open.

Charleston's Emma Navarro took on fellow American Peyton Stearns in the opening round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Navarro rallied to a three-set win

Eighth-seeded Emma Navarro received a stern test from another NCAA singles champion before emerging with a first-round win at the Australian Open. Navarro, the 2021 NCAA champ for Virginia, got past Peyton Stearns,