Jessica Pegula def. Iva Jovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 — Wimbledon 2026 R16

Match recap

Jessica Pegula defeated Iva Jovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the R16 of the Wimbledon 2026.

Six breaks across the first nine games left Pegula on the wrong end of a 4-6 opener, winning just 33% of first-serve points. Then the serve showed up. Jessica Pegula won 82% of first-serve points in the second set and 75% in the third, while the return kept squeezing — Iva Jovic held only 5 of 13 service games all match, and Pegula converted both break points she saw in the 6-1 decider of a 4-6 6-3 6-1 win. That's the first set the No. 4 seed has dropped at Wimbledon, and it makes her 3-0 against Jovic on record — Dubai, Charleston, and now a first meeting on grass.

Profiles: Jessica Pegula · Iva Jovic — Wimbledon 2026

Head-to-head

Jessica Pegula and Iva Jovic have met 3 times, with Jessica Pegula leading the head-to-head 3–0.

• Charleston Open 2026 Semifinal — Jessica Pegula won 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
• Dubai Tennis Championships 2026 R16 — Jessica Pegula won 6-4, 6-2