Gauff plays Russian Aryna Sabalenka, while Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula, Navarro, Linda Noskova and Zheng Qinwen are the fifth seed in the quarterfinals.
US Open 2026, Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
A. Sabalenka (1) vs L. Noskova (6)
J. Pegula (3) vs. E. Navarro (26)
M. Andreeva (5) vs. K. Gaufi (4)
K. Zheng (Q) vs. E. Rybakina (2)
The chasm between Gauff and Jovic became apparent on the return. Gauff won 58% of Jovic’s first serve points and 56% of all her points, breaking five times. He hit nine of 18 winners and committed just as many unforced errors, 15-for-30.
Gauff’s run of 20 straight sets takes him back to the last eight
The win was her tenth in a row and 45th of the season, and she hasn’t dropped a set in 20. He needed the run. the fourth round was where she stopped at the US Open, which was won by Emma Navarro in 2024 and Naomi Osaka in 2025. He reached it this year, skipping the 6-6-4 round of Bunecsas in Turkey. Sonmes 6-3, 6-4 and Spain’s Paula Badosa 6-4, 7-6 (5).
It’s his 12th Grand Slam quarterfinal and the company he’s in is the story of his career so far. Since 2000, only Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova have accomplished more before turning 23. Jovic’s game also extended the streak. he has now won his last seven Grand Slam matches against American opponents, the last loss coming against Navarro, who is also in this quarterfinal.
His own account of the match was less emphatic than the score. “I thought today was a good match for me. The first set was really high level for me and he raised his level in the second. I had some chances to get some early breakers.”
He finished with a serve-and-volley that he didn’t attempt all evening. “Before I make that delivery, I’m either going to love this or I’m going to regret it. I don’t think I hit one the whole match so I don’t know why I decided to do that. The idea popped into my head and you know what, why not? I did it and it worked.”
Jovic’s first sophomore week ends with 30 unforced errors
Jovic, who held a career-high ranking of No. 14, became the fourth American teenager this century to reach the second week of the US Open, following Serena Williams in 2000 and 2001, Melanie Oudin in 2009 and Gauff in 2022 and 2023. Francesca Jones 6-4, 6-4 and Filipina No. 17 seed Alexandra Iala 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, the latter in three sets and two in sets.
US Open 2026, women’s singles fourth round.
A. Three (1) d. Townsend: 6-3, 6-4
L. Noskova (6) d. M. Kostyuk (11): 7-5, 5-7, 6-4
J. Pegula (3) d. S. Cirstea (16): 6-3, 6-4
E. Navarro (26) d. A. Kalinskaya (21): 6-4, 6-2
M. Andreeva (5) d. A. Potapova (24): 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
C. Gauff (4) d. I. Jovich (14): 6-1, 6-4
Q Zheng (Q) d. I. Sviatek (8): 7-5, 6-3
E. Rybakina (2) d. N. Osaka (13): 6-1, 6-4