Melbourne, Jan 27, 2026 (AFP) - Jovic hails 'inspiring' Sabalenka and says Melbourne run just the start

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2026-01-27

Teenage sensation Iva Jovic hailed Aryna Sabalenka as "inspiring" after the world number one taught the 18-year-old a tennis lesson in the Australian Open quarter-finals on Tuesday. Fearless American Jovic was in the last eight of a Grand Slam for the first time and claimed some notable scalps on the way to announce herself to the world. But the powerful Belarusian Sabalenka was on a different level, sweeping her aside 6-3, 6-0 in the Rod Laver A......

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