WTA Brisbane, Australia
Emma Navarro loses 2025 opener to 113th-ranked Brisbane wild card Kimberly Birrell
The Gold Coast resident picked up her first Top 10 win in six years, also at this event.
After upsetting Emma Navarro in the second round, wild card Birrell reached her first WTA 500 quarterfinal with a 7-6(2), 6-2 win over Anastasia Potapova.
The wild card advanced to the round of 16 on New Year's Day with a 7-5, 7-5 victory.
The Aussie faces world No. 179 Sara Saito in the Quarterfinals.