Rising American talent Iva Jovic secured a spot in the forthcoming French Open singles main draw after winning the USTA’s Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge. Jovic, 17, recently touched down in Paris for the season’s second Grand Slam tournament and shared glimpses of her time on social media.
Iva Jovic Settles In Quickly Upon Arrival at the French Open
Jovic has shown remarkable consistency in the USTA’s Wild Card Challenges at such a young age—earning main draw entries into the 2024 US Open by winning the Girls’ 18s National Championship and into the 2025 Australian Open through the USTA’s Wild Card Playoff. Notably, the World No. 130 reached the second round at both majors.
Jovic, just 16 during the 2024 US Open, became the youngest American to win a women’s main-draw match at the tournament since 2000, defeating Poland’s Magda Linette.
The American topped the USTA’s Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge with 142 points, collecting 30 points for reaching the second round of the WTA 250 event in Bogotá, 12 points from the USTA Pro Circuit W100 in Bonita Springs, Florida, and ultimately securing a crucial 100 points by winning the W100 event in Charlottesville.
Ahead of her third consecutive Grand Slam appearance in Paris, Jovic made the most of her arrival, receiving stylish Adidas apparel, savoring custom-made French Open macarons, posing for pre-tournament photos, and unwinding with a game of table tennis. She shared a glimpse of these moments in an Instagram video.
The 17-year-old also shared the clip on her Instagram story,
“Nothing’s New for You”: Iva Jovic Ahead of Her 2025 French Open
Speaking to the United States Tennis Association ahead of her French Open campaign, Jovic explained that junior-level tennis prepares any emerging player for the professional stage.
“Just playing the junior Slams and being in that environment automatically prepares you for being there as a pro because you’ve seen everything.
Nothing’s new for you,” she said.
Jovic added that her junior group was very strong, with many talented players, so the skill gap between top juniors and some pros wasn’t huge.
“The junior group that I was in was so strong. We had so many great players, so I just don’t think that the level difference between those top juniors and some of the pros was drastic,” she explained. “The juniors are so talented and we had such great battles, so it wasn’t that difficult to translate the level into the seniors for some of those wins,” she added.
The American, holding a 16-7 win-loss record this season, will face Mexico’s Renata Zarazúa in the first round of the 2025 French Open.
This will be the second encounter between the two, with the Mexican prevailing 6-4, 6-2 in their previous encounter at the W25 Tucson final.