{"id":79987,"date":"2025-08-13T16:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T16:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/79987\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T16:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T16:04:08","slug":"america-have-a-teenager-on-the-wta-set-for-a-great-future-according-to-two-time-grand-slam-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/79987\/","title":{"rendered":"America have a teenager on the WTA set for a &#8216;great future&#8217;, according to two-time Grand Slam champion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>American players have been enjoying themselves on the court in recent times, and that trend has continued into the Cincinnati Open.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/ben-shelton-says-what-happened-at-the-canadian-open-which-excited-him-even-more-than-winning-the-title\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Shelton loved his Canadian Open performances<\/a>, which resulted in the American winning a maiden ATP Masters 1000 title.<\/p>\n<p>His compatriot Taylor Fritz reached the semifinals in Toronto, while both players are looking strong once more at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/atp-cincinnati-open-2025-who-is-playing-how-to-watch-and-what-is-the-prize-money\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cincinnati Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Shelton and Fritz also occupy places within the ATP top 10, although they are currently being overshadowed by their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/wta\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WTA<\/a> counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys and Amanda Anisimova are all within the WTA top 10 as Cincinnati progresses.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2219067305-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"French Open Tennis Tournament. Roland-Garros 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-102118\" \/>Photo by Tim Clayton\/Getty ImagesBarbora Krejcikova tips American teenager for a \u2018great future\u2019 after Cincinnati Open match<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, American women have dominated the Grand Slams this season, with Keys winning the Australian Open and Gauff winning the French Open.<\/p>\n<p>But two-time Grand Slam champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/barbora-krejcikova\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Barbora Krejcikova<\/a> has now highlighted the presence of another American ace on the WTA Tour.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/barbora-krejcikova-names-the-toughest-player-she-has-ever-faced-at-wimbledon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Barbora Krejcikova names the toughest player she has ever faced at Wimbledon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She said of Iva Jovic: \u201cI wish I played like her when I was 17. I feel like she\u2019s [going to have] a great future ahead of her. I\u2019m really happy I found my way through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The comments come following Krejcikova\u2019s win over Jovic at the Cincinnati Open, after which she told her: \u201cGood match. Keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Who is WTA number 88 Iva Jovic?<\/p>\n<p>Such words of motivation may be few, but they will likely go a long way for Jovic, who can hold her head high despite the defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Krejcikova, who won the French Open and Wimbledon in 2021 and 2024 respectively, won their round of 32 match 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/jessica-pegula-shares-when-shes-considering-retiring-and-says-coco-gauff-was-mad-when-she-heard\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jessica Pegula shares when she\u2019s considering retiring from tennis and says Coco Gauff was \u2018mad\u2019 when she heard<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2229806092-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Iva Jovic plays the 2025 Cincinnati Open\" class=\"wp-image-120154\" \/>Photo by Daniel Kopatsch\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The Czech star hasn\u2019t, of course, been limited to Grand Slam singles success, boasting a stunning seven Grand Slam doubles titles.<\/p>\n<p>Her voice therefore carries plenty of respect, which certainly bodes well for Jovic, who will turn 18 later this year.<\/p>\n<p>RankPlayerAge2Coco Gauff214Jessica Pegula316Madison Keys308Amanda Anisimova2311Emma Navarro2429Sofia Kenin2632Mccartney Kessler2635Ashlyn Krueger2151Hailey Baptiste2353Peyton Stearns23Top-ranked American WTA players<\/p>\n<p>The American recently rose three places to 88th in the WTA rankings, just one spot off last month\u2019s career high.<\/p>\n<p>She has yet to win a WTA Tour title, but has managed to reach at least the first round of all four Grand Slams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"American players have been enjoying themselves on the court in recent times, and that trend has continued into&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79988,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[9660,37370,56182,99,428,654],"class_list":{"0":"post-79987","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-barbora-krejcikova","9":"tag-cincinnati-open","10":"tag-iva-jovic","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-tennis","13":"tag-wta"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}