Magda Linette vs Emma Navarro Preview & Prediction | 2026 Australian Open | First Round

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Magda Linette faces Emma Navarro in the first-round of the 2026 Australian Open.

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Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia

Surface: Outdoor hard

How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN

How to watch online: UK – discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & Tennis Channel

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Magda Linette vs Emma Navarro prediction

Magda Linette has begun her season in promising fashion, with back-to-back quarter-final finishes in Auckland and Hobart. She would lose to two promising young talents in Alexandra Eala and Iva Jovic respectively, but this was a solid way for Linette to start the season after an average 2025. She made the quarter-finals in Miami, but ended the season with a negative win-loss record and did not make a final.

She goes up against Emma Navarro. The American suffered a surprising first-round loss to Francesca Jones in Auckland. Her campaign in Adelaide was more encouraging, winning two matches in straight sets, though she still fell away in her quarter-final match against Diana Shnaider.

They have played each other on one previous occasion, with Navarro defeating Linette in straight sets in the second-round of the 2024 Canadian Open. This isn’t an easy round one match for the American, but she is favoured to come through this one.

Magda Linette vs Emma Navarro tip: Emma Navarro to win