Australian Open: Iva Jovic, 17, wins, arranges Elena Rybakina conflict

Iva Jovic made a profitable Australian Open debut at 17! The younger American of Serbian origin earned a wild card for the primary Main of the season and used it with each palms, persevering with the place she left eventually 12 months’s US Open.

Iva confronted Nuria Parrizas Diaz within the first spherical on Court docket 7 and scored a dominant 6-2, 6-1 victory in an hour and 26 minutes. The American outplayed her rival behind the primary serve and participant higher behind the second as properly. The younger gun hit 25 winners and 12 unforced errors.

She saved her composure within the pivotal moments, defending all 5 break factors and delivering six breaks from seven alternatives. Iva solid an enormous benefit within the shortest rallies as much as 4 strokes, whereas they stayed neck and neck within the extra superior ones.

Iva Jovic, Australian Open 2025© Stream screenshot

The 17-year-old misplaced serve within the first recreation of the encounter. She cracked a backhand down the road winner within the second recreation, pulling it again and gaining confidence. Iva denied a break level within the third recreation and supplied her first maintain for a 2-1 lead.

Parrizas Diaz sprayed an error within the fourth recreation, struggling one other break and falling 3-1 behind. Jovic pressured the rival’s mistake within the subsequent one, consolidating the lead and opening a 4-1 hole. Nuria obtained a medical timeout in the course of the break.

She held in recreation six earlier than going through extra points at 2-5. Iva made one other push on the return and landed a volley winner on the web for a break at love and the opener. The American denied two break factors within the third recreation of the second ser and gained confidence.

She drew the rival’s error in recreation 4 to forge a set and a break benefit. Jovic grabbed one other break in recreation six, shifting 5-1 up and serving for the win. The younger gun performed in opposition to two extra break factors. She denied them and welcomed Nuria’s backhand error for a match level.

Parrizas Diaz netted a backhand, permitting her rival to have a good time her first Australian Open win on debut. The 17-year-old will face Elena Rybakina within the second spherical.