{"id":79754,"date":"2026-06-10T21:24:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T01:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/us-tennis-players-anisimova-jovic-advance-to-london-championship-quarterfinals\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T21:24:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T01:24:20","slug":"us-tennis-players-anisimova-jovic-advance-to-london-championship-quarterfinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/us-tennis-players-anisimova-jovic-advance-to-london-championship-quarterfinals\/","title":{"rendered":"US Tennis Players Anisimova, Jovic Advance to London Championship Quarterfinals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1781141059704.jpg?resize=450%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1781141059704.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1781141059704.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Two American tennis players dominated their Round of 16 matches Wednesday in London, earning spots in the quarterfinals of the HSBC Championships where they will face each other.<\/p><p>Amanda Anisimova, seeded second in the tournament, dispatched Germany&#8217;s Laura Siegemund with a commanding 6-1, 6-3 victory that lasted only 66 minutes. The American, who had received a bye into the Round of 16, was nearly flawless on her first serve, losing only four points. She successfully defended her lone break point while breaking Siegemund&#8217;s serve four times, clinching the match on the final point with another service break.<\/p><p>Anisimova, who reached the finals at both this tournament and Wimbledon in 2025, will next face sixth-seeded Iva Jovic, who also secured a straightforward win. Jovic defeated Alexandra Eala of the Philippines 6-2, 6-2 in one hour and 17 minutes. Despite hitting four double faults, Jovic countered with four aces and converted five of seven break point opportunities against Eala.<\/p><p>The tournament saw an unfortunate injury to Canada&#8217;s Victoria Mboko, the third seed, who was forced to withdraw from her match against Czech player Karolina Pliskova due to a left knee injury. Pliskova advanced to the quarterfinals as a result. Mboko is partnering with Serena Williams in doubles competition at this event, with Williams attempting a return to professional tennis at age 44. The pair is set to play against Leylah Fernandez and Siegemund in Thursday&#8217;s quarterfinal doubles action.<\/p><p>Weather conditions forced the postponement of the Round of 16 clash between Croatia&#8217;s Donna Vekic and Czech Marie Bouzkova. Play was halted due to rain and poor lighting with Vekic holding a 6-5 advantage in the first set. The match will resume Thursday.<\/p><p>At the Libema Open in &#8216;s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands, American Caty McNally completed a remarkable comeback victory over compatriot Emma Navarro, the tournament&#8217;s fourth seed, winning 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 in a match that began Tuesday but was interrupted by rain.<\/p><p>Navarro claimed the opening set despite twice losing break advantages, finally securing the set with a break in the tenth game. The second set belonged entirely to McNally, ranked 59th globally, who broke Navarro&#8217;s serve three times while never facing a break point herself. Rain delayed the decisive third set when McNally led 2-1. Serving at 5-4, McNally closed out the upset victory.<\/p><p>McNally&#8217;s next opponent in the Round of 16 will be Argentina&#8217;s Solana Sierra, who also mounted a comeback after losing the first set, defeating France&#8217;s unseeded Lois Boisson 6-4, 5-7, 6-3. Additional winners included Austria&#8217;s fifth-seeded Anastasia Potapova, Australia&#8217;s Ajla Tomljanovic, and Belgium&#8217;s Hanne Vandewinkel.<\/p><p>Another match affected by weather saw Hungary&#8217;s Panna Udvardy leading Ukraine&#8217;s Daria Snigur 4-2 in the third set when play was suspended. The match will conclude Thursday. Snigur had taken the first set 6-4 before Udvardy leveled the match with a 6-3 second-set victory.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American tennis players Amanda Anisimova and Iva Jovic both won their Round of 16 matches in London, setting up a quarterfinal matchup. Meanwhile, at another tournament in the Netherlands, American Caty McNally upset the No. 4 seed Emma Navarro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":79753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1781141059704.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-kKm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28522,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/top-tennis-seeds-eliminated-in-major-upsets-at-mexican-tournament\/","url_meta":{"origin":79754,"position":0},"title":"Top Tennis Seeds Eliminated in Major Upsets at Mexican Tournament","author":"Admin","date":"February 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Three highly-ranked tennis players, including defending champion Emma Navarro, suffered surprising defeats at the Merida Open in Mexico. 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