Iva Jovic vs Eva Lys Prediction 9/25/2025 Today’s Tennis Picks

Number 32 seed Iva Jovic will play Germany’s Eva Lys in the second round of the 2025 China Open in Beijing. The match is scheduled for Thursday, September 25. Here’s our Iva Jovic vs Eva Lys prediction. This preview will also include an Iva Jovic vs Eva Lys pick.

Iva Jovic vs Eva Lys Preview

Iva Jovic is the number 32 seed at the China Open and received a bye in the first round. The American teenager is making her debut in Beijing and arrives here fresh from winning her maiden and biggest WTA title in Guadalajara. Jovic outlasted the field in Mexico, playing some of the longest matches in the tournament before delivering her best performance in the final, defeating Emiliana Arango in straight sets.

The title win saw Jovic break into the Top 40 for the first time and up to a career-high of No. 36. Overall, Jovic has compiled 35 wins and 13 losses this season, and she’s bagged titles in Ilkey at the 125K level and Charlottesville in the ITF. Jovic is 19-8 on hard courts and has won 10 of her past 14 matches on the surface.

Eva Lys is unseeded in Beijing. She is ranked 66th in the WTA rankings and is competing in this tournament for a second time. Lys lost in the first round when she played at the China Open two years ago as a qualifier. But she won her first match this week against home wild card Ruien Zhang in straight sets.

The match took 13 games to decide, with Lys accounting for 12 games and a comfortable victory in under an hour. In the win, Lys hit two aces and two double faults. She landed 70% of first serves in play and won 85% of first serve points (22/26). Lys won 64% of second serve points (7/11) and saved both break points she faced in the match. She will be looking to post successive wins at tour level since August in Cleveland.

Iva Jovic vs Eva Lys Head-To-Head

Jovic and Lys will meet for the first time at the China Open.

Iva Jovic vs Eva Lys Prediction

Jovic will most likely start as the favorite with the books after her recent title win in Guadalajara. At 17, she is still cutting her teeth, but her development has been rapid, and she is now inside the top 50. There will be excitement as she is set to play her first China Open, but I’m leaning towards the steadier and battle-tested Lys, who has already played three matches in Asia.