Iva Jovic hopes to channel Novak Djokovic on Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships debut

Things have been developing fast for American teenager Iva Jovic. This time last year, she was ranked 167 in the world and had just lost in the opening round of a Challenger in Cancun. Today, she is perched nicely at a career-high No. 20 in the world rankings, with a WTA title under her belt (in Guadalajara last year) and an Australian Open quarterfinal appearance last month. At 18, the Californian became the youngest American woman to reach the last-eight stage at Melbourne Park since Venus Williams in 1998.