Teenager Iva Jovic sent two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini crashing out of the Australian Open on Friday with the eighth-ranked Italian the biggest scalp of the young American’s burgeoning career. The 18-year-old was undaunted against Paolini, storming home 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) to make the last 16 at a major for the first time. She will play Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva for a place in the quarter-finals.

‘Amazing feeling’ 

“It feels amazing [to beat a Top 10 player]. I’ve been wanting this one for a while now and working really hard for it. I had a couple of tough losses [against Top 10 players earlier] and I’m just so happy to get through that barrier and get the win today,” the World No. 27 said, before adding she had been given some handy tips from 24-time Grand Slam-winner Novak Djokovic ahead of the match. “[He] just [told me] to open up the court a little bit better, to not rush into the shots all the time, find some more width. So I tried to do that, and it ended well. So I’m just going to try to keep listening to Novak.”