Sabalenka Vs Jovic Highlights, Australian Open 2026 QF: World No. 1 Beats American, Books Place In The Semis

Welcome to our live coverage of Aryna Sabalenka vs Iva Jovic at the Australian Open! It’s power and experience against fearless youth as a semifinal spot goes on the line in Melbourne.

This will be their first meeting ever.

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka and American opponent Iva Jovic get their match underway at the Rod Laver Arena under an open sky, but there’s a fair chance that will change before their clash ends.

Sabalenka is no mood to sympathize as the world no. 1 holds on to her serve and then breaks Jovic's serve to take a 3-0 lead in the first set. Tough times for the young pretender.

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka did take a 3-0 lead but the young American managed to hold her second serve, despite the game going to deuce.

Sabalenka leads 3-1 and is serving to go 4-1.

American has fought her way back in the contest by holding on her serve as she trails 4-2 in the 1st set against Sabalenka. The two-time Australian Open champion is now serving for a 5-2 advantage. However, the temperatures are on the rise in Melbourne with 35 degrees celsius.

With mercury rising in Melbourne, Sabalenka and Jovic are taking water-break in-between their game. Tough times ahead for the ladies in this game.

Finally, after a long battle, Aryna Sabalenka takes advantage of a nervous Iva Jovic by grabbing the first set on Rod Laver Arena 6-3.

It's all Sabalenka in this set. The world no. 1 holds her own serve and breaks Jovic's serve to take a 2-0 lead in the second set.

Sabalenka races to a 5-0 lead in the second set and this means, she is all but in the semi-finals of the Australian Open 2026. The world no. 1 shows her class and is now serving for the match.

Aryna Sabalenka books her place in the semis with a dominant 6-3, 6-0 win over 18-year-old Iva Jovic in the women's singles quarter-final.