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"I just played bad... I didn't feel anything was working" - Iga Swiatek makes brutal assessment after China Open exit spoils World No. 1 fight
Emma Navarro defeated World No. 2 Iga Świątek 6-4, 4-6, 6-0, handing Świątek her first loss at the China Open and halting her bid to close the ranking gap to No. 1 Sabalenka.
- Iga Swiatek, the top seed and six-time Grand Slam champion, lost in the fourth round of the 2025 China Open in Beijing to 24-year-old American Emma Navarro by 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 on October 1.
- Swiatek entered the event hoping to reduce her 2,457-point gap behind world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, who withdrew due to a minor injury and was the defending champion at the Wuhan Open.
- Despite reaching the last 16 and earning 120 ranking points, Swiatek made 70 unforced errors, lost the final set 6-0, and admitted she was playing badly and stuck in mistakes she could not fix.
- Swiatek said, "I kind of knew what I'm doing wrong," and called the season "too long and too intense," while Emma Navarro achieved her first win over Swiatek and will face Jessica Pegula next.
- The loss ended Swiatek's chance to close the gap on Sabalenka in the 2025 rankings, but Swiatek will next compete at the WTA 1000 Wuhan Open, scheduled to begin on October 6.
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Swiatek out with a whimper as Navarro stuns top seed in Beijing
Iga Swiatek imploded in the final set as Emma Navarro stunned the top seed and 2023 China Open champion 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 in Beijing on Wednesday. The six-time Grand Slam champion hit 70 unforced errors across the 2h 28min struggle, her second most ever in a 1000-level match. World no.…
·Sakado, Japan
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The Sunday Guardian LiveEmma Navarro dumps top seed Iga Swiatek in Beijing
No. 16 seed Emma Navarro stormed into the China Open quarterfinals with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 upset of top-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland on Wednesday in Beijing.
·Georgia, United States
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Iga Swiatek, the number one lead in the series, is tilting from the eighth in Beijing's WTA 1000 finals. A three-set backlash against American Emma Navarro. (4-6, 6-4, 6-0)
·Paris, France
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