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Iva Jovic Uses Advice From Novak Djokovic to Upset Jasmine Paolini at Australian Open
The 18-year-old American won in straight sets against the Italian seventh seed and now advances to face Yulia Putintseva for a quarter-final spot.
- On Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, Iva Jovic defeated Italian seventh seed Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 7-6 at the Australian Open in Melbourne, marking the biggest scalp of her burgeoning career.
- Having risen from No. 191 last year, Jovic won her maiden title in 2025 at Guadalajara aged 17 and started 2026 with deep runs in Auckland and Hobart.
- Key turning points included a medical timeout for Paolini's stomach problem and Jovic breaking when serving for the match at 5-4, leading to a tiebreak, where she showed nerves of steel.
- Jovic will next face Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva, who won 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 over Zeynep Sonmez for a place in the quarter-finals.
- Drawing on Serbian roots and mentorship, Jovic, whose parents are Serbian immigrants, regularly visits Belgrade and Leskovac and said she used advice from Novak Djokovic, a Serbian icon with 24 Grand Slam titles.
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American teen Iva Jovic turns ‘incredible’ Novak Djokovic advice into huge Australian Open upset
MELBOURNE, Australia — Iva Jovic tapped the best source possible for tennis advice when she spoke to Novak Djokovic ahead of her third-round match at the Australian Open against No. 7-seeded Jasmine Paolini. Whatever he told her, it worked Friday for the 18-year-old American in her 6-2, 7-6 (3) upset win.
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American tennis player of Serbian origin, Iva Jović, has advanced to the round of 16 of the Australian Open.
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American teen Iva Jovic stuns Jasmine Paolini at Australian Open for career-best win
American 18-year-old Iva Jovic pulled off the biggest upset of her young career when she stunned Italian seventh seed Jasmine Paolini at the Australian Open on Friday to earn her first Grand Slam last-16 appearance.
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Leaning Left9Leaning Right5Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Left, 39% Center
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- 39% of the sources lean Left, 39% of the sources are Center
39% Center
L 39%
C 39%
R 22%
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