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Iva Jovic's French Open formula: Winning on court, fun off of it - ESPN

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D'Arcy Maine May 29, 2026, 01:33 PM ET PARIS -- It might be easy to forget that Iva Jovic is just 18 years old. She is in only her second year on tour, but has already won a WTA title at the 500-level Guadalajara Open, reached the Australian Open quarterfinal -- and is ranked No. 17 in the world. But while she almost always looks composed on the court, as she did during a 6-0, 6-3 dismantling of the far-more experienced Emma Navarro during the second round at Roland Garros on Thursday, so much about being a professional tennis player remains new to her. While it might look routine, she's learning as she goes. And she is the first to admit that tennis can be a confusing sport at times. "I'm a pretty logical person and I like to think things through and make sense of everything, and tennis just flat out doesn't make sense in a lot of ways," Jovic told ESPN earlier this month. "So that's where I get wrapped up sometimes, like, 'Oh my God, why did I do that? Why did this happen?…

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