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The Rise of the Next Tennis Gen: Five Teenage Players to Watch

Now that Rafael Jódar has turned 20, there are no teenagers in the ATP top 20 for the first time in over a decade. Mirra Andreeva and Iva Jovic, meanwhile, are the two teenagers currently featured in the WTA top 20.

Tennis News / The Tennis Gazette / October 8

Iga Swiatek gives her opinion on Iva Jovic’s tennis after playing her for the first time at the China Open

Iga Swiatek came away with a straight-sets victory in her first WTA Tour-level meeting with 18-year-old Iva Jovic at the China Open. In the fourth round of the WTA 1000 competition, eighth-seeded Swiatek defeated 10th-seed Jovic 6-1, 6-3 in an hour and 35 minutes.

Tennis News / TennisUpToDate.com / October 7

Iga Swiatek keeps teenage sensation Iva Jovic at bay to sail into China Open last-eight

Iga Swiatek romps on in this China Open. The 2023 champion is one of the big names left in the tournament and has successfully confirmed a 31st WTA 1000 quarter-final after a convincing display against Iva Jovic dumped the American out of the event 6-1, 6-3. The Pole has not enjoyed her best season, but when she is on it, she is tough to beat.

Tennis News / TennisUpToDate.com / September 28

Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova and Iva Jovic: America's next generation is suddenly much harder to predict

Tennis fans are always looking for and predicting the next top talents in the sport. When looking at American tennis on the WTA Tour, it is not so simple.

Tennis News / TennisUpToDate.com / September 28

How Iva Jovic’s breakout season at 18 compares with Coco Gauff and Mirra Andreeva

Eighteen-year-olds are not supposed to look this settled. Iva Jovic spent September defending her Guadalajara title without dropping a single set, the kind of week that reads more like a veteran closing out a tournament she already understood than a teenager doing it for the first time.

Tennis News / Athlon Sports / September 22

Next Coco Gauff? Kim Clijsters Makes Iva Jovic Comparison After Latest WTA Triumph

Iva Jovic is quickly drawing comparisons to Coco Gauff after another impressive week on the WTA Tour. The 18-year-old American successfully defended her Guadalajara Open title without dropping a set, becoming the first repeat singles champion in tournament history and climbing to a career-high No.

Tennis News / TennisUpToDate.com / September 22

Iva Jovic, Alexandra Eala and Mirra Andreeva are showing how quickly women's tennis is changing

The WTA Tour is starting to get a new look to it as some former established stars start to get replaced by the next generation. Leading this charge are Mirra Andreeva, Iva Jovic and Alexandra Eala, all enjoying a variety of success in the mixed time they have had competing in the upper echelons of the sport.

Tennis News / Serve on SI / September 21

Iva Jovic Reaches New Career-High Ranking With Guadalajara Title Defense

The 18-year-old American beat fellow American Peyton Stearns 6-4, 6-2 in Saturday’s Guadalajara Open final. She defended the title she won there just a year ago, and secured a new career-high ranking of world No.

Tennis News / TennisUpToDate.com / September 21

WTA Rankings Update: Iva Jovic and Peyton Stearns among big risers as Raducanu, Joint and Lys likely to drop out of top 100

The WTA Rankings have been updated after yet another week with Iva Jovic being the starring light after winning in Guadalajara again for the second year running.

Tennis News / TennisUpToDate.com / September 20

The Iva Jovic era is coming, if the WTA doesn’t break everyone first

If watching Iva Jovic win tennis matches bothers you, this would be a terrific time to start following golf. Because she isn’t going anywhere. Jovic beat Peyton Stearns 6-4, 6-2 Saturday night to win Guadalajara for the second consecutive year.

Tennis News / Field Level Media / September 20

WTA roundup: Iva Jovic repeats as Guadalajara Open champ

Iva Jovic doubled her number of career WTA Tour titles on Saturday in the same event, winning the Guadalajara Open for the second consecutive year. The second seed did not drop a set all week, including her 6-4, 6-2 victory over fellow American Peyton Stearns in one hour and 26 minutes in the final of the Mexico tournament.

Tennis News / HerSportsNation / September 19

WTA roundup: Defending champ Iva Jovic eyes back-to-back Guadalajara titles at 18

American player Iva Jovic has amassed 36 WTA wins in 2026, which ties for the highest number by any player with Iga Swiatek, while she aims to lift consecutive titles at the Guadalajara Open this weekend.

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Tennis News / Field Level Media / September 19

WTA roundup: Defending champ Iva Jovic returns to Guadalajara final

Iva Jovic earned her lone career WTA Tour title last year at the Guadalajara Open. She is one win away from making it two straight at the same event. The 18-year-old Los Angeles native, seeded second, rolled to a 6-4, 6-1 victory over sixth-seeded Cristina Bucsa of Spain in the semifinals on Friday in Mexico.

Tennis News / TennisUpToDate.com / September 18

Iva Jovic on course in Guadalajara Open title defence as Marta Kostyuk ousted in near three hour epic

On Thursday, the Quarter-Finals of the WTA 500 tournament in Guadalajara took place. It saw Marta Kostyuk exit the tournament, but Iva Jovic remains in course in her own title defence.

Tennis News / EssentiallySports / September 15

'Been in Certain Moments'- Alex Eala Given Grand Slam Edge Over Iva Jovic for One Major Reason

Andrea Petkovic did not hesitate when Serena Williams’ coach Rennae Stubbs put her on the spot about tennis’s next generation. Speaking on the ‘The Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast’ US Open wrap-up, the former world No.

Tennis News / Stadium Rant / September 9

Coco Gauff Beats Iva Jovic: Score, Quarterfinal Opponent, Prediction & US Open Title Chances

In straight sets,Coco Gauff Beats Iva Jovic and has stormed into the quarterfinals of US Open tennis championships. Where she had previously reached the quarters for the first time ever after winning a title in 2023.

Tennis News / Yardbarker / September 7

Coco Gauff inches closer to second U.S. Open championship with straight sets R4 win

Gauff emerged victorious in an all-American fourth round match at the 2026 U.S. Open, moving her a step closer to a second women's singles championship trophy.

Americans dominate first day of U.S. Open quarterfinals...

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Ben Shelton ties career-high ranking with fourth-round win

Tennis News / Yardbarker / September 7

US Open women's fourth-round matches feature multiple former GS champs

US Open women's fourth-round matches feature multiple former Grand Slam champions

The match to watch on Monday is four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka playing two-time major titleist Elena Rybakina.

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Tennis News / Field Level Media / September 6

Iva Jovic outlasts Alexandra Eala at US Open, sets up Coco Gauff showdown

Iva Jovic battled from a break down in the third set to beat good friend Alexandra Eala in a third-round match that lasted more than three hours on Saturday night and set up a showdown against fellow American Coco Gauff.

Tennis News / Tennis on ClutchPoints / September 5

Iva Jovic ends Alex Eala’s US Open Cinderella run in third round

Iva Jovic brought an emotional end to Alex Eala’s dream US Open campaign on Saturday, outlasting the Filipina star 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 in a gripping third-round battle at Arthur Ashe Stadium to reach the fourth round in New York.

Tennis News / Athlon Sports / September 5

Alexandra Eala and Iva Jovic at the US Open: Inside Their Close Sisterhood

Alexandra Eala and Iva Jovic are putting their close friendship aside as they meet on the biggest stage yet, with the two young stars facing each other in the third round of the 2026 US Open on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Tennis News / Yardbarker / September 5

Saturday a blockbuster day of women's fourth-round U.S. Open matches

The U.S. Open is full of blockbuster third-round women's matches on Saturday.

No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz continues strong U.S. Open return with 3rd-round sweep

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Tennis News / Yardbarker / September 2

All-American matchups highlight U.S. Open women's second round

A pair of All-American matches highlight the women's draw on Wednesday.

American prodigy highlights Day 3 U.S. Open women's draw

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Tennis News / EssentiallySports / September 1

Tennis Insider Slams US Open Scheduling as Paula Badosa, Iva Jovic & Others’ Matches Halt Amid Chaos

After barely two days of calm, the US Open descended into chaos. Heavy rain hit New York on Tuesday, resulting in the suspension of multiple matches. Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong Stadium are the only US Open venues with retractable roofs, so matches being played at all the other courts were affected by the grim weather.

Tennis News / Yardbarker / August 31

American prodigy highlights Day 3 U.S. Open women's draw

Fourteenth-seeded American Iva Jovic against Magdalena Frech of Poland highlights the matches to watch on Tuesday as the first round concludes at the U.S. Open.

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