Iva Jovic vs Tatjana Maria — 6-1 6-2

Result

No. 16 seed Iva Jovic overwhelmed Tatjana Maria 6-1 6-2 on Court 12 in just 1h 8m to reach the third round. The 18-year-old American struck 25 winners to Maria's 10 and dominated the second-serve battle, winning 62% of those points to the German's 24%. Jovic converted four of eight break points and took 59 of the match's 97 points in a one-sided contest between the generations.

Iva Jovic

Tatjana Maria

5Aces3

2Double faults3

61%1st serve in62%

73%1st-serve points won61%

62%2nd-serve points won24%

109 mphFastest serve114 mph

4/8Break points won0/2

27Winners10

14Unforced errors11

14/18Net points won7/18

59Total points won38

1028 mDistance run1041 m

Stats: Official wimbledon.com match statistics (IBM) · as of 2026-07-09

Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.

At this Stage

Twenty years separated them, and the tennis was even less charitable than the arithmetic. Iva Jovic, 18 and seeded 16th, followed a 7-6(1) 6-0 first-round win over Jaqueline Cristian by taking apart Tatjana Maria 6-1 6-2 in 68 minutes, reading the German's slices and never letting her settle. Maria, 38 and a Wimbledon semifinalist in 2022, had upset Yulia Putintseva in her opener but found no second act here. Jovic goes through to a last-32 meeting with 18th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, still yet to drop a set at this Wimbledon — the tournament's generational questions getting answered one round at a time.

Ekaterina Alexandrova✓

Panna Udvardy

Jun 29–30

6-4 6-2

Lanlana Tararudee✓

Lilli Tagger

Jun 29–30

7-6(3) 5-7 6-4

Yulia Putintseva

Tatjana Maria✓

Jun 29–30

6-4 6-4

Iva Jovic✓

Jaqueline Cristian

Jun 29–30

7-6(1) 6-0

Ekaterina Alexandrova✓

Lanlana Tararudee

Jul 1–2

7-5 7-5

Iva Jovic✓

Tatjana Maria

Jul 1–2

6-1 6-2

Iva Jovic✓

Ekaterina Alexandrova

Jul 3–4

6-3 3-6 6-4

Round of 128

Ekaterina Alexandrova✓

Panna Udvardy

Jun 29–30

6-4 6-2

Lanlana Tararudee✓

Lilli Tagger

Jun 29–30

7-6(3) 5-7 6-4

Yulia Putintseva

Tatjana Maria✓

Jun 29–30

6-4 6-4

Iva Jovic✓

Jaqueline Cristian

Jun 29–30

7-6(1) 6-0

Round of 64

Ekaterina Alexandrova✓

Lanlana Tararudee

Jul 1–2

7-5 7-5

Iva Jovic✓

Tatjana Maria

Jul 1–2

6-1 6-2

Round of 32

Iva Jovic✓

Ekaterina Alexandrova

Jul 3–4

6-3 3-6 6-4

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Iva JovicTatjana Maria

18Age38

5′8″ (1.73 m)Height5′8″ (1.72 m)

—Weight—

Right-handed, two-handed backhandPlaysRight-handed, two-handed backhand

2022Turned pro2001

No. 16ATP rankingNo. 96

—2026 win–loss—

—Career on grass—

0Grand Slam titles0

Third round (2026)Best at WimbledonSemi-finals (2022)

Thomas GutteridgeCoachCharles-Edouard Maria

Player vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.

The briefing