in a stunning turn of events at the 2024 US Open defending Champion Coco golf's journey to secure back-to-back titles came to a surprising halt gal who entered the tournament as the third seed and was widely anticipated to defend her title faced a dramatic upset against Emma Navaro the 13th seed in the fourth round the match held at the icon IC Billy John King national tennis center in New York saw Navaro clinch a hard-fought victory with a final score of 36 64 36 this loss for Gulf not only marks the end of her title defense but also means that she will not become the first woman since Serena Williams in 2014 to defend her US Open Crown gul's performance was marred by 19 double faults with three critical ones in the final game contributing to her downfall Navaro capitalized on these errors showing remarkable resilience and skill Emma Navaro who has had a breakout season in 2024 is now poised to make her Mark further in the tournament this Victory is especially significant as it propels Navaro into her first US Open quarterfinal moreover she becomes the youngest American woman to reach the quarterfinals at both Wimbleton and the US Open in the same year since Serena Williams accomplished this feat in 2004 novaro expressed her disbelief and excitement stating I lost in the first round the last two years and now to be making the quarterfinals is pretty insane this is the city I was born in and it feels so special to be playing here kok is an amazing player I have a ton of respect for her and I know she's going to come back here and win this thing again Navarro's victory over Goff Echoes their previous encounter just two months ago where Navaro also emerged victorious in the round of 16 at Wimbledon despite gf's efforts to address her previous mental laps including a focus on improving her serve the same frailties resurfaced in the third set gal suffered a series of four consecutive double faults which Navaro used to her advantage to secure the win looking ahead Navaro is set to face 26th seed Pala Bosa in the quarterfinals Bosa who dispatched China's yafan Wong with a commanding score of 61 62 earlier in the day will pose another significant challenge for Navaro as she aims to continue her impressive run in this unpredictable tournament Navarro's win is a test to her determination and skill marking a significant milestone in her career as the US Open continues fans eagerly anticipate further surprises and standout performances in the remaining matches stay subscribed for more videos