Overview
- Jovic beat fellow American Peyton Stearns 6-4, 6-2 in the final to retain the Guadalajara Open crown after a one-hour, 26-minute match on Saturday.
- She did not drop a set all week, winning eight consecutive sets across the tournament and converting three of five break chances in the final.
- In the semifinals Jovic saved 11 of 12 break points against Cristina Bucsa, a performance Reuters and other outlets highlighted as a key display of resilience.
- The title awarded 451 WTA ranking points and $185,000, moving Jovic to a new career-high No. 13 and sending Stearns up 24 places to No. 36.
- With many top players absent after the US Open the draw was thinner, which opened a path for rising stars and leaves Jovic’s form and the deeper fields at the China Open as the next tests for her late-season rise.