Iga Świątek faces Iva Jovic in fourth round of WTA 1000 in Beijing
Eighth seed Iga Świątek will play tenth seed Iva Jovic for a spot in the WTA 1000 quarterfinals in Beijing after overcoming a set and double-break deficit against Donna Vekić.
Eighth seed Iga Świątek, the 2023 tournament champion, advanced to the fourth round of the WTA 1000 event in Beijing. After receiving a first-round bye, the Polish player defeated China's Xinyu Gao before overcoming 30th seed Donna Vekić of Croatia. Świątek rallied from a 4:6, 2:5 deficit in that match, recovering two breaks of serve to secure the win.
Świątek faces tenth-seeded American Iva Jovic in what marks their first direct career meeting. Jovic reached the round of 16 by eliminating Harriet Dart of Great Britain and Kamilla Rakhimova of Uzbekistan. While this is their first encounter, Jovic holds a 4–0 record against other Polish competitors this season, having recorded two wins against Magdalena Fręch and two against Magda Linette.
