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Mboko and Jovic rounded off the teens in round three, earning milestone wins to extend their time in Melbourne along with Andreeva.
The Canadian No. 1 powered herself to a three-set victory over world No.14 Clara Tauson, reaching her maiden Grand Slam fourth round. Jovic, the youngest player in round three, accomplished the same feat but added a first Top 10 win to her growing resume, taking down world No. 8 Jasmine Paolini in straight sets.
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These remarkable showings from the teenagers in Melbourne seemed to have come to no surprise for Jovic, though. “Honestly, I think that the age group that I’m a part of is just a very strong group of juniors,” the American told The Athletic after her win against Paolini.
“Even the matches we played at junior Grand Slams were a very high level and I don’t think far from the professional level. I think we’ve had to improve, yes, but I think the level was very high and it was just a very talented group of people. So, I kind of knew that we were all going to transition well.”
Soon after, Mboko and Jovic’s talents woudl be put to their grandest test – against the WTA’s top player, Aryna Sabalenka.
The Canadian met the four-time major winner first in the fourth round but fell short after a resilient second set, erasing a 1-4 deficit to eventually force a tiebreak, saving four match points in the process.
Jovic’s dominant 6-1, 6-0 win over Yulia Putintseva in round four then gave her the chance to take on Sabalenka in the quarter-finals, where the world No. 1 proved to be too much again.
Though, the teens didn’t leave Melbourne without continuing to make their mark on the tour. Mboko’s rise carries on, sitting outside the Top 200 at the start of February last year, to now attaining a new career-high of No. 13. As for Jovic, her career-best finish at a big event was enough to break into the Top 20.
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With 2026 still fresh, will the new year bring another teenager into the spotlight? Lilli Tagger may be on the verge.
The 17-year-old had an extraordinary end to 2025, winning back-to-back ITF titles and reaching a WTA 250 final in the last three months of the season. The Austrian carried that over into this year with
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