Overview
- Jovic beat fellow American Peyton Stearns 6-4, 6-2 in the final on Sunday to win the Guadalajara Open for a second straight year.
- She did not drop a set all week, saved 11 of 12 break points in her semifinal versus Cristina Bucsa, and did not face a single break point in the final.
- The title doubled Jovic’s WTA trophies to two and awarded 451 ranking points plus roughly $185,000 in prize money.
- The win moved her to a reported career-high of world No. 13 and improves her seeding and entry prospects for bigger events.
- Guadalajara is a WTA 500 event with relatively few top-20 entrants this year, and Jovic’s form gives her momentum as she heads to higher-tier stops on the Asian swing, including the China Open.