Coco Gauff def. Iva Jovic 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 — Italian Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Coco Gauff defeated Iva Jovic 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 in the R16 of the Italian Open 2026.

Coco Gauff lost the opening set 7-5 and trailed in a serving slog before the second serve flipped the match her way. Iva Jovic won just 33% of her second-serve points (15 of 45) against Gauff's 48%, and the double faults piled up — 10 on the day to Gauff's one. Once Gauff broke clear at 7-5 in the second, the third was a formality, the American breaking three more times to take it 6-2 and convert 8 of 13 break points overall in the Italian Open Round of 16.

Match stats

Coco Gauff: 1 ace, 67% first serves, 1 double fault, 8/13 break points. Iva Jovic: 3 aces, 56% first serves, 10 double faults, 6/10 break points.

Profiles: Coco Gauff · Iva Jovic — Italian Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Coco Gauff and Iva Jovic.