{"id":199237,"date":"2026-01-25T15:56:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T13:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=199237"},"modified":"2026-01-25T15:56:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T13:56:34","slug":"iva-jovic-tears-through-the-competition-american-of-serbian-descent-in-australian-open-quarterfinals-next-up-is-sabalenka-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/iva-jovic-tears-through-the-competition-american-of-serbian-descent-in-australian-open-quarterfinals-next-up-is-sabalenka-video\/","title":{"rendered":"IVA JOVI\u0106 TEARS THROUGH THE COMPETITION! American of Serbian Descent in Australian Open Quarterfinals, Next Up is Sabalenka! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Iva Jovi\u0107<\/strong> crushed <strong>Julia Putintseva<\/strong> 6-0, 6-1 to secure a place in the <strong>Australian Open quarterfinals<\/strong>, where she will face <strong>Arina Sabalenka<\/strong>, the world\u2019s top-ranked tennis player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What incredible tennis <strong>Iva Jovi\u0107<\/strong> is playing! It seems the advice she received from <strong>Novak \u0110okovi\u0107<\/strong> is really paying off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She defeated <strong>Putintseva<\/strong> in the third round of the Australian Open with a commanding 6-0, 6-1 score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Iva Jovi\u0107<\/strong>, the youngest player in the WTA Top 100, has jumped from <strong>27th to 20th<\/strong> in the rankings with her quarterfinal appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">18 years old and into her first ever Grand Slam quarterfinal in style &#8211; Iva Jovic, everybody \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\ude0d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wwos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wwos<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@espn<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tntsports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tntsports<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wowowtennis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wowowtennis<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AO26?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AO26<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MaCSjonbet\">pic.twitter.com\/MaCSjonbet<\/a><\/p>&mdash; #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustralianOpen\/status\/2015265402972938587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The young American of Serbian descent is also the <strong>youngest competitor remaining<\/strong> in the Melbourne draw at just 18 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Jovi\u0107\u2013Putintseva match<\/strong> lasted only 54 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jovi\u0107 was especially dominant in the first set, delivering a \u201cbagel\u201d to her opponent, and nearly did the same in the second set. 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(VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: Sportal <strong>Foto<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iva Jovi\u0107 crushed Julia Putintseva 6-0, 6-1 to secure a place in the Australian Open quarterfinals, where she will face Arina Sabalenka, the world\u2019s top-ranked tennis player. What incredible tennis Iva Jovi\u0107 is playing! It seems the advice she received from Novak \u0110okovi\u0107 is really paying off. 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