Aryna Sabalenka vs Iva Jovic predictions, Jan 26, 2026

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As Aryna Sabalenka faces Iva Jovic in the WTA Australian Open on January 26, 2026, all eyes will be on the home court advantage that Sabalenka enjoys. Currently, Sabalenka boasts an impressive five-match winning streak, showcasing her strong all-court game characterized by powerful serves and aggressive baseline play. This recent form has not only elevated her confidence but has also solidified her status as a formidable contender in the tournament.

On the other side, Iva Jovic enters this match with a commendable four out of five wins recently, demonstrating her ability to compete at a high level. Jovic’s tactical strengths include her quick footwork and solid defense, which could pose challenges to opponents when she is in rhythm.

Bookmakers favor Sabalenka heavily, with odds reflecting a strong expectation of her victory at 1.15 compared to Jovic’s 5.48. The predicted final score of 2:0 illustrates that Sabalenka is expected to control the match tempo, but Jovic’s recent performance suggests she won’t be easily dismissed. Ultimately, this clash promises an intriguing contest, with both players capable of delivering high-quality tennis.

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Sabalenka 82.3%

Jovic 17.7%

Prediction (the most likely score): 2:0

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	1.13		4.83	Watch and Bet
	1.15		5.48
	1.14		5.33

Latest Results

24.01.26 Aryna Sabalenka – Victoria Mboko – 2:0 22.01.26 Aryna Sabalenka – Anastasia Potapova – 2:0 20.01.26 Aryna Sabalenka – Zhuoxuan Bai – 2:0 18.01.26 Aryna Sabalenka – Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah – 2:0 11.01.26 Aryna Sabalenka – Marta Kostyuk – 2:0

24.01.26 Yulia Putintseva – Iva Jovic – 0:2 23.01.26 Iva Jovic – Jasmine Paolini – 2:0 21.01.26 Iva Jovic – Priscilla Hon – 2:0 19.01.26 Iva Jovic – Katie Volynets – 2:0 16.01.26 Iva Jovic – Elisabaetta Cocciaretto – 0:2

Facts

Sabalenka is ranked WTA: 1. Jovic is ranked WTA: 27.

Sabalenka has been on a winning streak and is in great shape (last 5 games: 5 wins).

Jovic is showing top-class performance now (in the last 5 games, wins – 4).

Jovic may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

In this match, Sabalenka is the undeniable favorite.

Recently, there has been no match between the players.

Standings

Draw

Singles – Main

1/64-finals

1	Sabalenka A. (1)	Rakotomanga Rajaonah T. (WC)	2 : 0
2	Pavlyuchenkova A.	Bai Z. (Q)	1 : 2
3	Lamens S.	Potapova A.	1 : 2
4	Sawangkaew M.	Raducanu E. (28)	0 : 2
5	Mboko V. (17)	Jones E. (WC)	2 : 0
6	McNally C.	Sakatsume H. (Q)	2 : 0
7	Kudermetova P.	Maristany G. (Q)	2 : 0
8	Galfi D.	Tauson C. (14)	0 : 2
9	Alexandrova E. (11)	Sonmez Z. (Q)	1 : 2
10	Bondar A.	Mandlik E. (WC)	2 : 0
11	Putintseva Y.	Haddad Maia B.	2 : 1
12	Jacquemot E.	Kostyuk M. (20)	2 : 1
13	Jovic I. (29)	Volynets K.	2 : 0
14	Hon P. (WC)	Stakusic M. (RET.) (Q)	1 : 1
15	Erjavec V.	Frech M.	0 : 2
16	Sasnovich A. (Q)	Paolini J. (7)	0 : 2
17	Gauff C. (3)	Rakhimova K.	2 : 0
18	Danilovic O.	Williams V. (WC)	2 : 1
19	Hunter S. (Q)	Bouzas Maneiro J.	2 : 0
20	Baptiste H.	Townsend T. (LL)	2 : 1
21	Muchova K. (19)	Cristian J.	2 : 0
22	Parks A.	Eala A.	2 : 1
23	Li A.	Osorio C.	2 : 1
24	Linette M.	Navarro E. (15)	2 : 1
25	Svitolina E. (12)	Bucsa C.	2 : 0
26	Klimovicova L. (Q)	Jones F. (RET.)	1 : 0
27	Gibson T. (WC)	Blinkova A.	2 : 0
28	Krejcikova B.	Shnaider D. (23)	1 : 2
29	Yastremska D. (26)	Ruse G.	0 : 2
30	Starodubtseva Y. (Q)	Tomljanovic A.	1 : 2
31	Sakkari M.	Jeanjean L.	2 : 0
32	Vekic D.	Andreeva M. (8)	1 : 2
33	Pegula J. (6)	Zakharova A.	2 : 0
34	Arango E.	Kessler M.	0 : 2
35	Selekhmeteva O.	Seidel E.	2 : 1
36	Diyas Z. (WC)	Badosa P. (25)	0 : 2
37	Fernandez L. (22)	Tjen J.	0 : 2
38	Pliskova Ka.	Stephens S. (Q)	2 : 0
39	Krueger A.	Bejlek S.	2 : 0
40	Oliynykova O.	Keys M. (9)	0 : 2
41	Noskova L. (13)	Semenistaja D.	2 : 0
42	Zhang S.	Preston T. (WC)	1 : 2
43	Wang Xin.	Kalinina A. (Q)	2 : 0
44	Sramkova R.	Ostapenko J. (24)	0 : 2
45	Kenin S. (27)	Stearns P.	0 : 2
46	Marcinko P.	Maria T.	2 : 0
47	Udvardy P.	Siniakova K.	0 : 2
48	Waltert S.	Anisimova A. (4)	0 : 2
49	Rybakina E. (5)	Juvan K.	2 : 0
50	Gracheva V.	Golubic V.	2 : 1
51	Sun L.	Fruhvirtova L. (Q)	0 : 2
52	Valentova T.	Joint M. (30)	2 : 0
53	Mertens E. (21)	Tararudee L. (Q)	2 : 0
54	Sierra S.	Uchijima M.	0 : 2
55	Kasatkina D.	Bartunkova N. (Q)	1 : 2
56	Boulter K.	Bencic B. (10)	0 : 2
57	Osaka N. (16)	Ruzic A.	2 : 1
58	Cirstea S.	Lys E.	2 : 1
59	Inglis M. (Q)	Birrell K.	2 : 1
60	Siegemund L.	Samsonova L. (18)	2 : 1
61	Kalinskaya A. (31)	Kartal S.	2 : 0
62	Grabher J.	Cocciaretto E.	2 : 1
63	Zarazua R.	Bouzkova M.	0 : 2
64	Yuan Y. (Q)	Swiatek I. (2)	0 : 2

1/32-finals

1	Sabalenka A. (1)	Bai Z.	2 : 0
2	Potapova A.	Raducanu E. (28)	2 : 0
3	Mboko V. (17)	McNally C.	2 : 0
4	Kudermetova P.	Tauson C. (14)	1 : 2
5	Sonmez Z.	Bondar A.	2 : 0
6	Putintseva Y.	Jacquemot E.	2 : 0
7	Jovic I. (29)	Hon P.	2 : 0
8	Frech M.	Paolini J. (7)	0 : 2
9	Gauff C. (3)	Danilovic O.	2 : 0
10	Hunter S.	Baptiste H.	0 : 2
11	Muchova K. (19)	Parks A.	2 : 1
12	Li A.	Linette M.	0 : 2
13	Svitolina E. (12)	Klimovicova L.	2 : 0
14	Gibson T.	Shnaider D. (23)	1 : 2
15	Ruse G.	Tomljanovic A.	2 : 0
16	Sakkari M.	Andreeva M. (8)	0 : 2
17	Pegula J. (6)	Kessler M.	2 : 0
18	Selekhmeteva O.	Badosa P. (25)	2 : 0
19	Tjen J.	Pliskova Ka.	0 : 2
20	Krueger A.	Keys M. (9)	0 : 2
21	Noskova L. (13)	Preston T.	2 : 1
22	Wang Xin.	Ostapenko J. (24)	2 : 1
23	Stearns P.	Marcinko P.	2 : 0
24	Siniakova K.	Anisimova A. (4)	0 : 2
25	Rybakina E. (5)	Gracheva V.	2 : 0
26	Fruhvirtova L.	Valentova T.	1 : 2
27	Mertens E. (21)	Uchijima M.	2 : 0
28	Bartunkova N.	Bencic B. (10)	2 : 1
29	Osaka N. (16)	Cirstea S.	2 : 1
30	Inglis M.	Siegemund L.	2 : 1
31	Kalinskaya A. (31)	Grabher J.	2 : 0
32	Bouzkova M.	Swiatek I. (2)	0 : 2

1/16-finals

1	Sabalenka A. (1)	Potapova A.	2 : 0
2	Mboko V. (17)	Tauson C. (14)	2 : 1
3	Sonmez Z.	Putintseva Y.	1 : 2
4	Jovic I. (29)	Paolini J. (7)	2 : 0
5	Gauff C. (3)	Baptiste H.	2 : 1
6	Muchova K. (19)	Linette M.	2 : 0
7	Svitolina E. (12)	Shnaider D. (23)	2 : 0
8	Ruse G.	Andreeva M. (8)	0 : 2
9	Pegula J. (6)	Selekhmeteva O.	2 : 0
10	Pliskova Ka.	Keys M. (9)	0 : 2
11	Noskova L. (13)	Wang Xin.	0 : 2
12	Stearns P.	Anisimova A. (4)	0 : 2
13	Rybakina E. (5)	Valentova T.	2 : 0
14	Mertens E. (21)	Bartunkova N.	2 : 0
15	Osaka N. (16)	Inglis M. (WO.)
16	Kalinskaya A. (31)	Swiatek I. (2)	1 : 2

1/8-finals

1	Sabalenka A. (1)	Mboko V. (17)	2 : 0
2	Putintseva Y.	Jovic I. (29)	0 : 2
3	Gauff C. (3)	Muchova K. (19)	2 : 1
4	Svitolina E. (12)	Andreeva M. (8)
5	Pegula J. (6)	Keys M. (9)
6	Wang Xin.	Anisimova A. (4)
7	Rybakina E. (5)	Mertens E. (21)
8	Inglis M.	Swiatek I. (2)

Quarter-finals

1	Sabalenka A. (1)	Jovic I. (29)
2	Gauff C. (3)	TBD #4
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8

Semi-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4

Final

1

TBD #1

TBD #2

WTA Australian Open Outrights

1. Sabalenka Aryna: 2.5 (30.94%)

2. Rybakina Elena: 5.5 (14.06%)

3. Swiatek Iga: 5.5 (14.06%)

4. Anisimova Amanda: 7 (11.05%)

5. Andreeva Mirra: 11 (7.03%)

6. Gauff Coco: 13 (5.95%)

7. Pegula Jessica: 21 (3.68%)

8. Keys Madison: 29 (2.67%)

9. Jovic Iva: 29 (2.67%)

10. Mboko Victoria: 29 (2.67%)

11. Muchova Karolina: 34 (2.28%)

12. Svitolina Elina: 41 (1.89%)

13. Mertens Elise: 201 (0.38%)

14. Putintseva Yulia: 301 (0.26%)

15. Wang Xinyu (2001): 301 (0.26%)

16. Inglis Maddison: 501 (0.15%)

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