Wuhan Prediction: Navarro vs Zhang 10/7/2025 Today’s Tennis Picks

Number 14 seed Emma Navarro will face China’s Zhang Shuai in the first round of the 2025 Wuhan Open on Tuesday, October 7. Here’s our Emma Navarro vs Zhang Shuai prediction. This preview will also include an Emma Navarro vs Zhang Shuai pick.

Emma Navarro vs Zhang Shuai Preview

Emma Navarro is the 14th seed in Wuhan. This is her second appearance in this WTA 1000 event. Navarro lost in the second round stage to Magdalena Frech when she competed on her debut in Wuhan. Navarro touched the top 10 this season, but is currently ranked 14th after briefly exiting the top 20 after the US Open.

The 24-year-old has compiled 32 wins and 24 losses in a mixed 2025. Navarro won her biggest WTA title in Merida. She made the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and the fourth round of Wimbledon. However, Navarro could not emulate last year’s semifinal run at her home slam at the US Open, where she lost in the third round.

Navarro has been in China for almost a month. She helped the USA reach the Billie Jean King Cup final, losing to holders Italy. Since then, she played the China Open and performed well there, posting a highlight win over Iga Swiatek.

Zhang Shuai is ranked 142nd in the WTA rankings and is a wild card entrant in Wuhan. Zhang is ranked outside the top 100 in singles, but she is the world’s number 14 in doubles. The 36-year-old is making her sixth appearance in Wuhan, where she reached the round of 16 in 2018 for her career-best result at the event.

Zhang has compiled 25 wins and 11 losses in 2025. Her best results have been on the ITF, where she’s made two finals and taken home both titles. Zhang’s Asian swing started in Beijing, where she made the third round courtesy of wins over Zakharova and Xinyu Wang.

Emma Navarro vs Zhang Shuai Head-To-Head

Zhang surprisingly leads the head-to-head 1-0. She defeated Navarro in straight sets at the 2024 China Open.

Emma Navarro vs Zhang Shuai Prediction

Navarro cannot underestimate Zhang, considering the veteran’s ability to raise her game on home soil. Zhang stunned Navarro back in Beijing last season, although a repeat performance and result seems out of reach this time. Navarro has won five of seven matches on Asian soil in recent weeks, losing once to a top 10 opponent.