When Jovic arrived in Auckland to open her season in January, she was already the youngest in the top 100 at world No.35.
When she departed Melbourne Park less than a month later, she’d reached the Auckland semifinals, Hobart final and her first major quarterfinal to crack the top 20.
“I think I’m playing with better shape. My shots, both forehand and backhand, have more weight on them, so just the overall ball quality is higher, and they’re not able to attack me as easily,” she said of her improvements this year.
“I think my defence has gotten better, and the serve is a work in progress, but I think that’s making strides as well. So those couple of things.”
