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John Harris Court: Maria Sakkari scored a 7-5, 7-6 (1) win over Emma Navarro to advance to the quarterfinals of the DC Open. Sakkari, who received a wild card into the main draw, has now won three of four career matches against the 24-year-old American.

She’ll next play the winner of Thursday’s match between Grand Slam champions Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu on Friday.

This year has been difficult for Sakkari before beating Navarro, as she had lost 11 of 13 matches to seeded players in 2025. Now, she’s looking for a slice of history, trying to emulate the feats of Paula Badosa (2024) and Nadia Petrova (20112), who won the title here as wild cards. WTA reports.