US Open Prediction: Iva Jovic vs Jasmine Paolini
August 27, 2025 at 03:00 PM EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Iva Jovic +240 / Jasmine Paolini -285
Number 7 seed Jasmine Paolini will play American teenager Iva Jovic in the second round of the 2025 US Open. The match is scheduled for Wednesday, August 27. Here’s our Iva Jovic vs Jasmine Paolini prediction. This preview will also include an Iva Jovic vs Jasmine Paolini pick.
Iva Jovic vs Jasmine Paolini Preview
Iva Jovic is playing in her second US Open main draw. Last year, she reached the second round after beating Magda Linette before losing to Ekaterina Alexandrova. This week, Jovic picked up her second career win at the US Open, seeing off Belarusian veteran Aliaksandra Sasnovich in two tough sets.
Jovic took the first set in a tiebreak after an hour and seven minutes. She came back from a break down and then saved two break points at 3-4, before sealing the breaker 8-6. Jovic broke Sasnovich’s serve three times in the second set to complete a 7-6, 6-3 win in under two hours. Jovic finished the match with 13 winners and 24 unforced errors. She accounted for four aces and three double faults. Jovic landed 64% of first serves in play and won 65% of first serve points (32/49). Jovic won 56% of second serve points (15/27) and saved six of eight break points.
Jasmine Paolini is the seventh seed at this year’s US Open. This is her sixth main draw appearance. Paolini reached the round of 16 last season in which is her best achievement at the US Open. The Italian recorded a straight-sets win over Australian qualifier Destanee Aiava. The match took 21 games to decide and lasted an hour and 35 minutes.
Paolini dropped the opening game of the match but won six of the next seven games to clinch the set 6-2. Aiava did well to push Paolini to a second-set tiebreak. But Paolini more than held her nerve when it mattered, winning back-to-back points on the Aussie’s serve to seal the tiebreak 7-4. Paolini finished the match with 17 winners and 29 unforced errors. She won 69% of first serve points (27/39) and was broken twice in the match.
Iva Jovic vs Jasmine Paolini Head-To-Head
Jovic and Paolini have met once on the WTA level. Paolini secured a hard-fought three-set win over the young American in Indian Wells earlier this season.
Iva Jovic vs Jasmine Paolini Prediction
Paolini is the rightful favorite, being the seeded player and with plenty of experience at this level already, but I’ve got to go with the underdog, as there is a genuine chance of Jovic upsetting the odds. Jovic is playing with that unbothered swagger, which is fast becoming her identity, and she stretched the Italian to three sets in Indian Wells this season, and Paolini is not exactly the player who is consistent from match to match every week. Backing the Jovic set handicap here and don’t rule out an outright win from the teenager.