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WTA top Seed Emma Navarro won her biggest WTA title of her career, the Merida Open, by defeating Emiliana Arango in the finals. The American claimed her second WTA title with a crushing victory over the Colombian in Mexico. She did a special dance celebration with her dad and billionaire Ben Navarro to celebrate her biggest career win. The 23-year-old defeated the Colombian by 6-0, 6-0 in straight sets and clinched the title.
This is her first WTA 500 title and second career title win after WTA 250 Hobart International in 2024. She became the fifth player of this century to win finals without losing a point and the first WTA player since Iga Swiatek's win over Karolina Pliskova in the 2021 Italian Open. Navarro dominated the colobina player from the start, and she didn't even allow her to reach the break point.
It was a huge defeat for the Colombian player, even though she moved up in the rankings from 133 to 80 after reaching the finals. Emma Navarro also ended Arango’s 11-match winning run, including last week's WTA 125 Cancun Open title win. Emma is one of the promising young talents from the United States, like Coco Gauff.
She was also awarded the most improved player of the year award last year by WTA. Emma wanted to double up her wins, especially in big events like WTA 1000 and Grand Slams. She will next compete in the Indian Wells 2025 Tournament, which is a first-class WTA 1000 event. In the 2024 Tennis campaign, she defeated the world No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka, her career's biggest win.
WATCH: Emma Navarro making some dance moves
But before going to the indian wells, she enjoyed her first WTA 500 title with her dad, Ben. Emma was given a traditional Mexican hat for winning the Merida Open title and she, along with her dad, did a special dancing move and the entire mexican crowd cheered them.
Let us hope she continues the same momentum in the Indian Wells Open.
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