MELBOURNE, Jan 25 - American 18-year-old Iva Jovic dished out a dominant 6-0 6-1 win over Yulia Putintseva in just 53 minutes at the Australian Open on Sunday to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time.

Fans at John Cain Arena had barely settled in as 29th seed Jovic swept aside Putintseva in a display of precision and relentless pressure.