As a child Jovic played a range of sports, including football, gymnastics, and swimming – though her focus was on tennis ...

Come Thursday, the No. 6 seed will meet another teen talent in 17-year-old wild card Iva Jovic of Torrance, Calif. Rybakina needed just 53 minutes on the court, as her serve and sheer power ...

Aged 17, Jovic was the youngest woman in the second ... "She plays already really good tennis, so (I'm) looking forward to playing another match against her," she said. Rybakina, who had ...

2024 US Open - Day 3 - Source: Getty Jovic, meanwhile ... This will be the first meeting between the players on the Tour, so their current head-to-head stands at 0-0. Rybakina will be the heavy ...

America’s Iva Jovic, 17, who is arguably ... States Tennis Association’s head of women’s tennis during Gauff's breakout, agrees with the players that physicality and athleticism have become ...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Elena Rybakina sent another teenager packing from the Australian Open on Thursday after the sixth seed beat American wildcard Iva Jovic 6-0 6-3 to move into the third round.

America’s Iva Jovic, 17, who is arguably ... physicality and changes in gamestyle in women’s tennis to WTA rule changes and developing attitudes to player health and burnout, this is the ...