Tennis
The young American knocked down the eighth racket and reached the 1/8 final of the Aus Open 2026.
18 year old American tennis player Iva Jovic (WTA 27) has entered the second week of the 2026 Australian Open.
In the third round, the young American defeated world number eight Jasmine Paolini (Italy) in 1 hour 48 minutes.
Jovic played her third head-to-head match against Paolini and earned her first victory over the Italian (her first against a tennis player ranked in the top 10 of the WTA rankings).
It was the first time Iva reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam.
Iva’s next opponent will be a representative from Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva (WTA 94) defeated Zeynep Sönmez (Türkiye, WTA 112). This will be the first meeting between Jovic and Putintseva.
Australian Open 2026. 1/32 final
Iva Jovic (AMERICA) [29] – Yasemin Paolini (Italy) [7] – 6:2, 7:6 (7:3)
Zeynep Sönmez (Türkiye) [Q] – Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) – 3:6, 7:6 (7:3), 3:6
Source: Sport UA
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