Earlier, No. 8 Emma Navarro needed 3 hours and 20 minutes to edge Peyton Stearns 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-5 in an all-American women's first-round contest.

Navarro, fresh off one of the Australian Opens' finest first-round matchups against American Peyton Stearns, appeared to jump on Wang, a lefty, early in the matchup. With a decisive win in the ...

The 108th-ranked Wang next plays eighth seed Emma Navarro of the US who beat countrywomen Peyton Stearns 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-5. Zhang Shuai, playing with a wild card, reached the second round with ...

Emma Navarro had an altogether tougher time in another of the three all-American ties on day three at Melbourne Park, the women’s eighth seed surviving a major scare to beat Peyton Stearns 7-6(5 ...

Navarro had lost two of three matches coming into Tuesday’s first-round match against fellow American Peyton Stearns -- and this one was epic. In the end, Navarro found a way to win 6-7(5), 7-6(5), ...

the women’s eighth seed surviving a major scare to beat Peyton Stearns 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 7-5. It was plain sailing for former Wimb­ledon champion Elena Rybakina as she blitzed Australian wildcard ...

the women’s eighth seed surviving a major scare to beat Peyton Stearns 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 7-5. It was plain sailing for former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina as she blitzed Australian wildcard ...

No. 8 Emma Navarro needed 3 hours and 20 minutes and rallied from 5-3 down in the third set to beat fellow American Peyton Stearns 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the women’s first round. By contrast ...