Ningbo Open:<\/b> American teenager Iva Jovic made a strong start to her Ningbo Open debut as she defeated two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini in the round of 16 at the Centre Court here on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jovic, seeded fourth, received a bye in the first round and recovered from 1-3 down in the first set to oust Paolini 6-4, 6-3 to march into the quarterfinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 18-year-old Jovic was broken earlier and was trailing 1-3 in the opening set. However, she recovered after a slow start to break Paolini in the fifth and the ninth game to win the opening set. <\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Italian struggled with her serves in the second set too, as Jovic broke her four times. The American 18-year-old also lost her serve twice, but managed to bag the second set as well in a straight-sets win. <\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The win puts Jovic level with Paolini at 2-2, and this was the second straight win over the Italian, as she had also defeated her at the Australian Open earlier this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The American has now reached her seventh quarterfinal this season, and in five of her previous last-eight appearances, she has made it to the semifinals<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jovic has now marked her 20th win over a Top 50 opponent in the world, as Paolini was No. 35. This is also her 42nd tour-level win of the year, which is now Jovic's most prolific season yet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
She will now be facing either Alexandra Eala or French Open semifinalist Diana Shnaider. Jovic has an unbeaten record against both of them. She has a 3-0 head-to-head record against Eala and a 1-0 record against Shnaider.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jovic has now marked her 20th win over a Top 50 opponent in the world, as Paolini was No. 35. This is also her 42nd tour-level win of the year, which is now Jovic's most prolific season yet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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