Iva Jovic has received playing tips throughout the Australian Open from Novak Djokovic. They worked very well until Tuesday, when top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka defeated the 18-year-old American 6-3, 6-0 to end her run at Melbourne Park. “Hopefully throughout the year I can keep having more moments with him because it’s been amazing,” Jovic said of Djokovic, the star Serbian who has won 24 Grand Slam singles titles, 10 of them at the Australian Open. But even Djokovic could not have saved Jovic against Sabalenka in the quarterfinal match.

Teenager Iva Jovic is "excited" to test herself against "the best" after booking an Australian Open quarter-final against Aryna Sabalenka.

Die 18 Jahre alte US-Amerikanerin Iva Jovic überrascht in Melbourne mit ihrem mutigen Spielstil. Tipps bekommt sie von ihrem Vater – und von Novak Djokovic. Nun wartet der größte…