{"id":2331974,"date":"2024-08-27T17:38:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T21:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/16-year-old-american-pulls-off-major-upset-victory-at-us-open\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T17:45:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T21:45:29","slug":"16-year-old-american-pulls-off-major-upset-victory-at-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/16-year-old-american-pulls-off-major-upset-victory-at-us-open\/","title":{"rendered":"16-Year-Old American Pulls Off Major Upset Victory at US Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F16-year-old-american-pulls-off-major-upset-victory-at-us-open%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2331974&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Iva Jovic, a 16-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-obama-praises-tennis-star-coco-gauff-for-berating-us-open-umpire\/\" title=\"Michelle Obama commends Coco Gauff for confronting US Open umpire.\">tennis\u2062 player<\/a> from California, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">made headlines<\/a> by becoming the youngest American to win a women&#8217;s \u200bmain-draw match at the \u200dU.S. Open since\u200c 2000. She achieved this by defeating 2023 Australian Open semifinalist Magda Linette of Poland with a score of 6-4, 6-3. Jovic expressed her surprise at the victory but also noted that she had a solid game plan going into the match, which contributed to her success. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier, she had earned a wild-card entry to \u200cthe U.S. \u200cOpen\u200d by \u200cwinning the U.S. Tennis Association Girls\u2019 18s national \u200dchampionship, and she also claimed the doubles\u200d title at that event. Jovic, who has competed in\u2062 multiple \u2064sports like soccer and gymnastics, began to focus on tennis while practicing at her apartment complex in Torrance, California. Alongside her remarkable\u2062 singles achievement, she has\u2063 also enjoyed \u2062success in \u200cjunior doubles,\u200b winning titles at prestigious tournaments like the \u200bAustralian Open \u2064and Wimbledon. Jovic is determined to keep improving her skills and aims to become the best player she can be.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Iva Jovic, a 16-year-old from California, became the youngest American to win a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/immigrant-horror-man-rapes-chokes-to-death-girl-16-in-front-of-her-own-mother\/\" title=\"Immigrant Horror: Man Rapes, Chokes to Death Girl, 16, in Front of Her Own Mother\">women&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s main-draw match at the U.S. Open since 2000, eliminating 2023 Australian Open semifinalist Magda Linette of Poland 6-4, 6-3 on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Surprised, but not surprised,&rdquo; Jovic said about the result against someone who has been ranked in the top 20.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-shooter-wasnt-one-trump-new-potential-threat-reportedly-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had a plan<\/a> about what I was going to do before we started, and there weren&rsquo;t that many needs for crazy adjustments, because it was going well,&rdquo; Jovic said. &ldquo;So just kind of sticking to that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Katrina Scott of the U.S. was 16 when she won a match at the U.S. Open four years ago. Last year, Mirra Andreeva of Russia was 16 when she did it.<\/p>\n<p>Jovic grew up participating in a bunch of sports, including soccer, gymnastics and swimming. But she gravitated to tennis, which she began learning alongside her older sister on courts built atop the apartment complex in Torrance, California, they lived in.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to be the best that I can be,&rdquo; Jovic said. &ldquo;Just get better every day, honestly. Just keep working. I&rsquo;m on a good path, but there&rsquo;s a lot more to do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She earned a wild-card entry for the main bracket at the year&rsquo;s last Grand Slam tournament by winning the U.S. Tennis Association Girls&rsquo; 18s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/coach-jim-harbaugh-takes-stage-annual-march-life-fresh-off-national-championship-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">national championship<\/a>. She also paired with Tyra Grant there to take the doubles title, which gave them a wild card for women&rsquo;s doubles at Flushing Meadows; the USTA granted Jovic and another American teen, Kaylan Bigun, a spot in the mixed doubles field, too.<\/p>\n<p>Jovic and Grant teamed up to win junior doubles titles at the Australian Open in January and Wimbledon in July; they also were the runners-up at the French Open in June.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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She achieved this feat by defeating Magda Linette of Poland, a semifinalist at the 2023 Australian Open, with a score of 6-4, 6-3 on Monday. Reflecting on her victory against a top-20 ranked player, Jovic remarked that she was &#8220;surprised but not surprised.&#8221; She explained that she had a clear plan going into the match and didn&#8217;t need to make many adjustments as things were going well for her. Four years ago, Katrina Scott also won at the U.S. Open at age 16, and last year Mirra Andreeva did so as well. Jovic has an athletic background in various sports like soccer and gymnastics but found her passion in tennis while practicing with her older sister on courts located atop their apartment complex in Torrance, California.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to be the best I can be,&#8221; Jovic stated about her aspirations. &#8220;I just want to improve every day and keep working hard.&#8221; She secured her spot in this year&#8217;s final Grand Slam tournament by winning the U.S. Tennis Association Girls&#8217; 18s national championship and also claimed victory in doubles alongside Tyra Grant there; this earned them entry into women&#8217;s doubles at Flushing Meadows. Additionally, both Jovic and another young American player, Kaylan Bigun, received invitations for mixed doubles competition.<\/p>\n<p>Jovic and Grant previously teamed up to win junior doubles titles at both the Australian Open in January and Wimbledon in July; they were also runners-up at the French Open in June. 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