The No. 8 seed is a proven big-match performer, has a 4-0 head-to-head advantage over her first-round opponent—and, for our purposes, the price is right.

The No. 8 seed navigated the time warp and won the final four games of the match to outlast her fellow American and reach the second round in Melbourne.

Emma Navarro, Charleston local and 2024 tennis standout, went the distance in the opening round at the Australian Open – the first Grand Slam event of the year.

Zhang is capable of great tennis, but does not regularly ... popcorn match as it pits Navarro against Peyton Stearn. Navarro ...