Iva Jovic repeats as Guadalajara Open champ

By Iva Jovic doubled her number of career WTA Tour titles on Saturday in the same event, winning ​the Guadalajara Open for the second consecutive year. The ‌second seed did not drop a set all week, including her 6-4, 6-2 victory over fellow American Peyton Stearns in one ​hour and 26 minutes in the final of ​the Mexico tournament. Jovic, ranked No. 16 in the ⁠world, did not face a break point while ​converting three of five opportunities. The 18-year-old Los Angeles ​native won 70% of her service points (40 of 57) to 59% (30 of 51) for Stearns. Stearns, ranked No. 60, also has two career ​tournament wins on tour: at Rabat, Morocco, in ​May 2024, and at Austin, Texas, in February 2026. SP open Both higher-seeded ‌players ⁠lost in the semifinals at Sao Paulo, with Spain's Kaitlin Quevedo and Argentina's Nadia Podoroska advancing to the finals. Quevedo, the seventh seed, downed fourth-seeded Anna Blinkova of ​France 6-4, 2-6, ​6-4 in ⁠two hours, 23 minutes. Quevedo overcame seven double faults and won 4 of 13 ​break-point opportunities, to 4 of 8 for ​Blinkova. Podoroska, ⁠who is unseeded and ranked No. 317 in the world, defeated second-seeded Paula Badosa of Spain 6-3, 6-4 in ⁠1:29. ​Podoroska won 6 of 11 break-point ​chances, to 3 of 7 for Badosa, the No. 70-ranked player ​who had more aces (2-1) and fewer double faults (8-9).