The Nudge That Became a Career: Emma Navarro's Thanks to Her Father

Emma Navarro says the credit belongs to her father. In a new profile, the tennis player traces her start in the sport back to Ben Navarro, calling him the one who set her "on this journey" toward professional tennis. Her mother, Kelly, is introduced alongside him, the two presented together as the family behind the player. It is the kind of line that doesn't come from a coach or a sponsor, but from a daughter naming exactly where a career began.

With reporting from Town & Country.