Emma Navarro accuses Coco Gauff of shooting herself in the foot at Wimbledon

Emma Navarro knocked Coco Gauff out of Wimbledon

Emma Navarro won the battle of the Americans at Wimbledon on Saturday as she dumped out second seed Coco Gauff with a 6-4, 6-3 victory. There was a moment in the second set when Gauff flipped out and raged at her box.

It was at exactly that point, with Navarro leading 4-1, that she realised she had complete control of the tie.

Gauff was expected to reach at least the semi-finals after all the other top seeds in her half of the draw fell in the first week.

But it is Navarro who progressed to her first Grand Slam quarter-final, where she takes on French Open finalist Jasmine Paolini.

Reflecting on the match, Navarro explained how Gauff’s angry outburst helped to get her over the line.

“Yeah, it’s definitely a little bit of a confidence boost, just knowing that your game plan is doing what you wanted it to do,” she said.

“I don’t normally give the other side of the court too much energy. I keep it on my side of the court.