Iva Jovic turned the tables on Jasmine Paolini, who had beaten her last year at Indian Wells and the U.S. Open, to claim her maiden victory over a top-10 player.

American teen Iva Jovic clinched the biggest upset so far at the 2026 Australian Open, shocking Jasmine Paolini on Friday in Melbourne.

MELBOURNE, Jan 23 (Reuters) - American 18-year-old Iva Jovic pulled off the biggest upset of her young career when she stunned Italian seventh seed Jasmine Paolini 6-2 7-6(3) at the Australian Open on Friday to earn her first Grand Slam last-16 appearance.

Djokovic, meanwhile, is through to the third round after comfortable wins over Spaniard Pedro Martinez and Italian qualifier Francesco ​Maestrelli in his opening two matches at Melbourne Park. The 38-year-old will play Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp in the night session at Rod Laver.

Iva Jovic is compared to Agnieszka Radwańska by John Isner and Sam Querrey. Radwańska is a former world number two and Wimbledon finalist.

The 18-year-old has sailed through two rounds at the Australian Open ahead of a big test against Jasmine Paolini.

All ready for Day Five at the Australian Open, with the first third-round matches taking place — all seeking a spot in the Round of 16 to be contested in the second week of competition. The

Paolini, 2024 runner-up at the French Open and Wimbledon, has never got past the fourth round at Melbourne Park. German third seed Alexander Zverev, the 2025 Australian Open runner-up, secured a 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4 win over Frenchman Alexandre Muller.