17-year-old Iva Jovic claims the Guadalajara Open Akron. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – GUADALAJARA RESULTS

Iva Jovic vanquishes Emiliana Arango 6-4 6-1 in the final in Guadalajara on Sunday after playing a superlative match to win her 2^nd career title. The match lasted 1 hour and 35 minutes. She won this tournament after playing this event for the first time in her career.

Iva added $ 63,000 to her prize money after winning this final. She has earned $ 164,000 in total after conquering this tournament.

Highlights Iva Jovic vs. Emiliana Arango Guadalajara Open Akron – Guadalajara

Jovic’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

At the end of the match, Iva scored 70 points vs. Arango’s 54.

Jovic

The American was effective when converting 55% of the break points that she conquered (6/11).

Arango

On the other side, Arango was struggling when converting her break points (only 33% – 3/9). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this match, the head to head between Jovic and Arango is 1-0

for Iva.

This was the 1^st career title for Iva. (see list of titles and finals). This was Arango’s 2^nd final after she lost in Guadalajara 2025 and in Merida 2025. (see list of titles and finals)

Live score progression and stats

Iva won the set after she broke the Colombian 3 times in the 6^th (4-2), in the 8^th (5-3) and in the 10^th (6-4) game. The Colombian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7^th (4-3) and in the 9^th (5-4) game. Yet, Jovic managed to stay calm and finish the job to conquer the set 6-4.

Jovic failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 40.

The American converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 4^th

(2-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 6^th (3-2 30-40), the 8^th (4-3 30-40) and the 10^th game (5-4 30-40). Also, on the other side, Arango converted 28% of her break points (2/7). She had her opportunities in the 6^th (2-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 9^th (3-5 40-A) and the 11^th game (3-6 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 82 points. Iva was the one to win the set after conquering 6 points more than Arango (44-38). The American lost 21 points on serve (27-21). On the losing side, the Colombian conceded 17 points on serve (17-17).

Jovic came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Emiliana Arango in the 2^nd game (2-0). However, there was more to do for the American to win the set as Arango succeeded in breaking back in the 3^rd (1-2) game. The American kept her cool to break Emiliana in the 4^th (3-1) and in the 6^th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

The Colombian was completely knocked out in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-1 to 6-1.

The American converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 0-40), the 4^th (2-1 30-40) and the 6^th game (4-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, the Colombian converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 3^rd game (0-2 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 42 points. Jovic was the one to win the set after conquering 10 points more than Emiliana (26-16). The American lost 10 points on serve (12-10). In addition, on the other side, Arango conceded 14 points on serve (6-14).