Emma Navarro vs Clara Tauson Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Rome

Prediction published on 10/05/2025, 08:15  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 11/05/2025 at 16:38 in Tennis Predictions

Both of these players are in the third round of the clay court Italian Open for the first time. Emma Navarro is the tenth seed for this outdoor clay court tournament and faces 22nd-seeded Clara Tauson. Here's our match prediction.

Emma Navarro is the world number nine and that's one place below her career-high. The American has had success on clay with two WTA Challenger Tour finals reached and five ITF circuit victories to her name.

This year has seen the 23-year-old win five of her eight matches played on clay. One quarter-final has been reached, that was in the Charleston Open. So far in Rome, Navarro has beaten Kamilla Rakhimova in straight sets.

This is the second match between these two players. The other saw Tauson get a straight sets win on the clay of Madrid two years ago. Tauson is at 22nd in the live rankings, just below her career-high of 21st.

In the WTA Race, the Dane is 12th, four places below Navarro. The 22-year-old lost both of her first matches on clay in Stuttgart and Madrid. That made it three successive defeats before getting a straight sets win over Katie Volynets in this tournament. The first set was won and then her opponent retired in the next. We tip Navarro to win this match.