“It is a label that I do not like too much” “Tennis in the Top 10 that refuses to be recognized based on the huge wealth of her father billionaire
Article by David Istrate – published on Friday, July 04, 2025, 10:09 / Updated on Friday, July 4, 2025 10:10
Emma Navarro (24 years, 10 WTA) qualified in the third round of Wimbledon, after a convincing victory, 6-1, 6-2, against the Russian Veronika Kudemetova (28 years, 46 WTA). Before the tournament, the player from the United States spoke about her family and said that she bothers her to be labeled as a “billionaire daughter”.
Emma Navarro took 74 minutes to get qualification in the third round at Wimbledon. There, the 24 -year -old athlete is waiting for a more difficult confrontation with Barbora Krejcikova (29 years old, 16 WTA)the winner of the previous edition of the London tournament.
Emma Navarro, about her childhood: “I was raised to be very hard and resistant, not to give back”
Prior to the start of Wimbledon 2025, Navarro gave an interview for the Tatler publication, in which he talked about her childhood, about how she was raised and about tennis.
“I was raised to be very hard and resistant and not to give back, but to fight to the last point. Even in the days when I do not play the best, I can be strong mentally and that makes this journey sustainable. There are many ups and downs, and if you are not strong mentally, it is easy to give up”, Explained the world number 10.
“I started when I was 3 years old and I was big enough to hold a rocket in my hand. Increasing, tennis was a huge part of our lives. When I was too young to hold a rocket, I was on the field and gathered the balls for my brothers. Then, when I was big enough to play, my father threw my balls. He started practicing tennis.
Emma Navarro, about the wealth of her father: “I did not grow up being offered things on the tray”
Emma's father is Billionaire Ben Navarro, founder of Sherman Financial Group with an estimated $ 4.8 billion wealth. Navarro is fascinated by tennis and, as a proof, has two important US tournaments: Charleston Open and Cincinnati Open.
However, Emma does not like to be labeled as a “billionaire daughter”.
“I read nothing. I do not read the comments, articles and things like. I do not know what the fans say. There are some titles that mention this, which is fine, but I did not grow up being offered things on the tray,” said Navarro.
“We grew up in a traditional way. We woke up on Saturday, at 6 in the morning, to go to play tennis. In childhood, it was a priority to learn to be strong, to learn the ethics of work and how to be intentional, purpose and to live productive lives so I do not like someone to refer to as someone with I do not know how much money. It's a label that I don't really like”, The 24 -year -old tennis concluded.
