Iva Jovic def. Katie Volynets — Round of 128, Australian Open 2026

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Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played19 Jan 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 30 going into this drawWon

Iva Jovic seeded 29 6 6

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 94 going into this draw

Katie Volynets 2 3

🇺🇸I. JovicIva JovicvK. VolynetsKatie Volynets🇺🇸

🇺🇸Iva Jovic

🇺🇸Katie Volynets

Match stats

Serve

2

Aces

2

0

Double faults

0

52%

1st serve in

76%

75%

1st serve points won

45%

68%

2nd serve points won

60%

72%

Service points won

48%

1/2

Break points saved

5/9

Serve speed (km/h)

173

Fastest serve

164

159

Average 1st serve

146

139

Average 2nd serve

114

Return

52%

Return points won

28%

4/9

Break points won

1/2

Points

24

Winners

10

25

Unforced errors

23

10/16

Net points won

2/6

65

Total points won

43

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

3–7

7–2

Last 30 days

0–1

By surface

17–7

Hard

3–7

By round

2–0

R128

1–3

1–2

R64

0–1

7–1

First match at an event

2–5

1–1

At Grand Slams

0–1

How their matches go

24

Completed matches

10

46%

Won in straight sets

10%

25%

Won after losing a set

20%

13%

Lost after winning a set

40%

17%

Lost in straight sets

30%

5–3

Tiebreaks

0–1

6–3

Deciding sets

2–4

15/15

Won after winning set 1

2/3

2/9

Won after losing set 1

1/7

Serve and return, last 5 matches

64%

1st serve in

81%

65%

1st serve points won

58%

52%

2nd serve points won

46%

59%

Break points saved

57%

48%

Return points won

44%

57%

Break points won

49%

1.2

Aces a match

0.6

2.2

Double faults a match

1.0

Last 14 days

9

Matches

1

21

Sets

3

2

Days since last match

7

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentIva JovicKatie Volynets
🇺🇸LiNo. 38
🇺🇸LiNo. 38LostCleveland R16LostHobart R32
🇵🇱KawaNo. 135
🇵🇱KawaNo. 135WonGuadalajara R32WonGuangzhou R32
🇪🇸Bouzas ManeiroNo. 40
🇪🇸Bouzas ManeiroNo. 40WonWuhan R32LostOsaka R32
Total
Total2–11–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestIva JovicKatie Volynets
1Lost🇮🇹E. CocciarettoElisabetta CocciarettoNo. 81No. 81 · 17 JanHobart F · 17 JanLost🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 37No. 37 · 12 JanHobart R32 · 12 Jan
2Won🇦🇺T. PrestonTaylah PrestonNo. 205No. 205 · 16 JanHobart SF · 16 JanLost🇨🇳S. ZhangShuai ZhangNo. 119No. 119 · 24 OctGuangzhou QF · 24 Oct
3Won🇵🇱M. LinetteMagda LinetteNo. 52No. 52 · 15 JanHobart QF · 15 JanWon🇫🇷T. Rakotomanga RajaonahTiantsoa Rakotomanga RajaonahR16 · 23 OctGuangzhou R16 · 23 Oct
4Won🇲🇽R. ZarazuaRenata ZarazuaNo. 77No. 77 · 14 JanHobart R16 · 14 JanWon🇵🇱K. KawaKatarzyna KawaNo. 120No. 120 · 21 OctGuangzhou R32 · 21 Oct
5Won🇮🇩J. TjenJanice TjenNo. 54No. 54 · 13 JanHobart R32 · 13 JanLost🇪🇸J. Bouzas ManeiroJessica Bouzas ManeiroNo. 47No. 47 · 14 OctOsaka R32 · 14 Oct
6Lost🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 14No. 14 · 10 JanAuckland SF · 10 JanLost🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 17No. 17 · 26 SepBeijing R64 · 26 Sep
7Won🇧🇪S. CostoulasSofia CostoulasNo. 163No. 163 · 9 JanAuckland QF · 9 JanWon🇺🇸P. StearnsPeyton StearnsNo. 60No. 60 · 24 SepBeijing R128 · 24 Sep
8Won🇨🇿S. BejlekSara BejlekNo. 92No. 92 · 7 JanAuckland R16 · 7 JanLost🇹🇷Z. SonmezZeynep SonmezNo. 79No. 79 · 25 AugNew York R128 · 25 Aug
9Won🇨🇿G. Andrea KnutsonGabriela Andrea KnutsonNo. 185No. 185 · 5 JanAuckland R32 · 5 JanLost🇫🇷V. GrachevaVarvara GrachevaNo. 106No. 106 · 8 AugCincinnati R128 · 8 Aug
10Lost🇨🇿K. SiniakovaKaterina SiniakovaNo. 62No. 62 · 9 OctWuhan R16 · 9 OctLost🇯🇵A. ItoAoi ItoR128 · 27 JulCanada R128 · 27 Jul