KIM CLIJSTERS SAYS IVA JOVIC IS ALREADY SHOWING SOMETHING SHE REMEMBERS SEEING IN COCO GAUFF AT JUST 15 — AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RANKING OR TROPHIES. Fresh from successfully defending her Guadalajara title without dropping a set, Jovic’s rise has caught the attention of the former world No. 1. The 18-year-old has climbed to a career-high No. 13 and is now the youngest player inside the Top 20. Yet Clijsters says one particular part of Jovic’s approach immediately takes her back to watching a teenage Gauff break through at Wimbledon. And it is that quality — more than raw power — that has Clijsters already talking about Jovic as a future Grand Slam contender.

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Iva Jovic, the youngest player in the top 20, recently won her second WTA title in Guadalajara. The 18-year-old defeated Peyton Stearns in the final, 6-4, 6-2. In doing so,… Read more