Iva Jovic def. Yulia Putintseva — Round of 16, Australian Open 2026

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Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played25 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 105 going into this draw

Yulia Putintseva 0 1

🇺🇸I. JovicIva JovicvY. PutintsevaYulia Putintseva🇰🇿

🇺🇸Iva Jovic

🇰🇿Yulia Putintseva

Match stats

Serve

3

Aces

0

1

Double faults

3

71%

1st serve in

61%

67%

1st serve points won

27%

73%

2nd serve points won

36%

68%

Service points won

31%

3/4

Break points saved

6/12

Serve speed (km/h)

170

Fastest serve

155

165

Average 1st serve

145

135

Average 2nd serve

136

Return

69%

Return points won

32%

6/12

Break points won

1/4

Points

17

Winners

4

15

Unforced errors

19

6/9

Net points won

0/3

51

Total points won

23

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

8–2

Last 10 matches

7–3

10–2

Last 30 days

5–2

By surface

20–7

Hard

9–10

By round

3–2

R16

1–2

3–0

QF

0–1

4–1

At Grand Slams

4–1

How their matches go

27

Completed matches

19

52%

Won in straight sets

32%

22%

Won after losing a set

16%

11%

Lost after winning a set

16%

15%

Lost in straight sets

37%

6–3

Tiebreaks

3–2

6–3

Deciding sets

3–3

18/18

Won after winning set 1

8/10

2/9

Won after losing set 1

1/9

Serve and return, last 5 matches

62%

1st serve in

71%

64%

1st serve points won

67%

57%

2nd serve points won

44%

42%

Break points saved

65%

50%

Return points won

44%

52%

Break points won

49%

2.0

Aces a match

1.4

1.4

Double faults a match

1.2

Last 14 days

8

Matches

5

18

Sets

12

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentIva JovicYulia Putintseva
🇮🇹CocciarettoNo. 80
🇮🇹CocciarettoNo. 80LostHobart FWonNew York R128
🇲🇽ZarazuaNo. 84
🇲🇽ZarazuaNo. 84WonHobart R16LostCincinnati R128
🇦🇩Jimenez KasintsevaNo. 114
🇦🇩Jimenez KasintsevaNo. 114WonGuadalajara QFWonJiujiang R32
🇨🇿NoskovaNo. 13
🇨🇿NoskovaNo. 13WonCincinnati R64LostWuhan R64
Total
Total3–12–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestIva JovicYulia Putintseva
1Won🇮🇹J. PaoliniJasmine PaoliniNo. 7No. 7 · 23 JanMelbourne R32 · 23 JanWon🇹🇷Z. SonmezZeynep SonmezNo. 112No. 112 · 23 JanMelbourne R32 · 23 Jan
2Won🇦🇺P. HonPriscilla HonR64 · 21 JanMelbourne R64 · 21 JanWon🇫🇷E. JacquemotElsa JacquemotNo. 58No. 58 · 21 JanMelbourne R64 · 21 Jan
3Won🇺🇸K. VolynetsKatie VolynetsNo. 94No. 94 · 19 JanMelbourne R128 · 19 JanWon🇧🇷B. Haddad MaiaBeatriz Haddad MaiaR128 · 18 JanMelbourne R128 · 18 Jan
4Lost🇮🇹E. CocciarettoElisabetta CocciarettoNo. 81No. 81 · 17 JanHobart F · 17 JanLost🇺🇸E. NavarroEmma NavarroNo. 15No. 15 · 14 JanAdelaide R16 · 14 Jan
5Won🇦🇺T. PrestonTaylah PrestonNo. 205No. 205 · 16 JanHobart SF · 16 JanWon🇭🇺D. GalfiDalma GalfiNo. 94No. 94 · 13 JanAdelaide R32 · 13 Jan
6Won🇵🇱M. LinetteMagda LinetteNo. 52No. 52 · 15 JanHobart QF · 15 JanLost🇺🇦M. KostyukMarta KostyukNo. 26No. 26 · 7 JanBrisbane R32 · 7 Jan
7Won🇲🇽R. ZarazuaRenata ZarazuaNo. 77No. 77 · 14 JanHobart R16 · 14 JanWon🇺🇸H. BaptisteHailey BaptisteNo. 61No. 61 · 5 JanBrisbane R64 · 5 Jan
8Won🇮🇩J. TjenJanice TjenNo. 54No. 54 · 13 JanHobart R32 · 13 JanLost🇨🇭V. GolubicViktorija GolubicNo. 55No. 55 · 31 OctJiujiang QF · 31 Oct
9Lost🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 14No. 14 · 10 JanAuckland SF · 10 JanWon🇨🇳W. ZhengWushuang ZhengR16 · 29 OctJiujiang R16 · 29 Oct
10Won🇧🇪S. CostoulasSofia CostoulasNo. 163No. 163 · 9 JanAuckland QF · 9 JanWon🇦🇩V. Jimenez KasintsevaVictoria Jimenez KasintsevaNo. 107No. 107 · 27 OctJiujiang R32 · 27 Oct