Overview
- Iva Jovic defeated Alexandra Eala 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday to advance to the Queen’s Club quarter-finals.
- Match stats reported by coverage showed Jovic dominated on serve and in winners, with a much higher first-serve win rate and 22 winners to Eala’s 10.
- Jovic said after the match that Eala is a close friend and doubles partner and expressed hope they meet in later rounds rather than early in tournaments.
- Eala, who won the Birmingham grass title last week, will move on to the Berlin Open next week as she seeks to fix persistent lapses against higher-ranked opponents.
- Jovic will face the winner of Amanda Anisimova and Laura Siegemund in the quarter-finals and the result strengthens her standing inside the WTA top 20 with implications for seeding ahead of Wimbledon.