[Music] the American tennis star who hails from a sporty family has risen quickly in 2024 winning the US Open and Wimbledon titles in addition to beating Coco goof ranked third in the world Emma Navaro is having a fantastic tennis season in the most recent match of her remarkable season Navaro defeated Koko goof a fellow American and the third ranked player in the world at the 2020 for US Open securing her birth in her first ever Flushing Meadows quarterfinal in a hard match that lasted 2 hours and 12 minutes Navaro defeated Goff 6346 63 this is the second time this year that Navaro has defeated her to advance to the Grand Slam last eight learn more about the Olympian from Paris in 2024 Emma Navarro's history in sports given that Navaro is from a family that is passionate about sports her success on the court should come as no surprise Frank Navaro a former American college football player and coach was their grandfa she and her sister megie both played Collegiate tennis at the University of Virginia Ben Navaro her father is a multi-millionaire businessman who loves sports intensely Charleston open on the WTA tour is owned by the former vice president of City Group who attempted to purchase the Carolina Panthers an NFL franchise in 2018 speaking openly about her father's impact both on and off the court Navaro often displays her box as a symbol of his support for her incredible Ascent I have to give my dad a lot of credit she said in an April interview with Tennis Channel over the years he has imparted a tremendous deal of knowledge and insight to my siblings and me he is undoubtedly the smartest guy I know he's given me a lot of advice on the Viewpoint I should adopt Navaro had a remarkable tourist year since her undergraduate days when she won the 2021 NCAA Women's singles championship and debuted at number one Navaro has been on the rise Navaro had her greatest season on the WTA tour in 2024 reaching a career high of world number 12 after becoming professional in 2022 at the 2024 Hobart International she won her first championship in Australia and in July she made her Olympic debut in Paris 202 before Navaro made it to the third round and was sad not to go further balling to eventual Olympic gold Champion Jen Chinn in three sets and two tie break however her most notable performance came at Wimbledon when she faced one of the favorites golf in the round of 16 Navaro overcame goth in straight sets exacting Vengeance for the setback in their first match in January 2024 before losing to Jasmine palini in the quarterfinals it was a statement certainly the largest of her career the 23-year-old won the All-American match in Flushing Meadows with another incredible performance capping up his Triumph at Wimbledon