{
  "id": 8642626,
  "title": "Iva Jovic repeats as Guadalajara Open champ",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/iva-jovic-repeats-as-guadalajara-open-champ",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T08:09:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40440368/iva-jovic-repeats-as-guadalajara-open-champ"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iva Jovic defended her title at the Guadalajara Open for the second consecutive year, winning her second consecutive WTA Tour championship. The 18-year-old Los Angeles native dominated the entire tournament, never dropping a set. She defeated her fellow American Peyton Stearns 6-4, 6-2 in the final, setting a record of not facing a break point throughout the match. Jovic, ranked No. 16 in the world, converted 40 of 57 service points, while Stearns, ranked No. 60, converted 30 of 51. Stearns, who has two career tournament wins, lost in the semifinals to Spain's Kaitlin Quevedo and Argentina's Nadia Podoroska. Quevedo, the seventh seed, won the semifinal match against Anna Blinkova 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Podoroska, who is unseeded and ranked No. 317 in the world, beat second-seeded Paula Badosa 6-3, 6-4.",
  "summary": "Iva Jovic doubled her number of career WTA Tour titles on Saturday in the same event, winning the Guadalajara Open for the second consecutive year. The second seed did not drop a set all week, including her 6-4, 6-2 victory over fellow American Peyton Stearns in one hour and 26 minutes in the final of the Mexico tournament. Jovic, ranked No. 16 in the world, did not face a break point while…",
  "key_points": [
    "Iva Jovic wins second consecutive Guadalajara Open title",
    "18-year-old Los Angeles native dominates tournament",
    "Jovic sets record of not facing a break point"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}