Navarro, who first picked up a racquet as a 3-year-old, then doubled down with a spectacular 2024 season. It started with a semi-final appearance in Auckland, beaten by eventual champion Gauff, followed by her first WTA title in Hobart the following week. His company has a wide-ranging investment portfolio – from sport to hotels to real estate – and he owns two prominent tournaments, the Cincinnati Open and the Charleston WTA Open. Excited to compete again after breakBefore the ASB Classic, Navarro is feeling recharged, after a longer than usual off season, with 10 weeks in South Carolina. “For me there will be nothing really too different or too new [this week],” said Navarro.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 03, 2026 21:30 UTC