Iva Jovic Ends Alex Eala’s US Open to Set up a Matchup Against Fellow American Coco Gauff
Eighteen-year-old Iva Jovic outlasts close friend Alexandra Eala in a three-hour, three-set thriller, advancing to face compatriot Coco Gauff in the US Open fourth round.
- On Saturday, 18-year-old American Iva Jovic defeated Philippines' Alexandra Eala 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 in a three-hour, three-minute third-round match at Arthur Ashe Stadium, advancing to face Coco Gauff.
- Jovic and Eala, close friends and former doubles partners, put their relationship aside for the high-stakes encounter, with the win extending Jovic's head-to-head record against the 21-year-old Eala to 3-0.
- Eala surged to a 4-2 advantage in the final set before Jovic rallied, winning four of the last five games; "That felt like a marathon," Jovic said of the intense battle.
- This victory positions Jovic as the youngest American woman to reach three major round of 16s in a year since Venus Williams in 1998, setting up an all-American fourth-round clash with Gauff.
- Despite the loss, Eala's commercial trajectory remains significant, with Forbes projecting the 21-year-old could become one of the world's highest-paid female athletes by 2027, as her fervent fan following sustains momentum.
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The 18-year-old American won a thrilling match against the 21-year-old Philippine for a match between two rising stars.
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