Key keywords: Queen's Club Championships 2024, Amanda Anisimova, Ivana Jovic, WTA grass court quarter-final, first set loss, live tennis streaming, Wimbledon 2024 warm-up, grass court upset The 2024 Queen's Club Championships, one of the most high-profile warm-up tournaments ahead of the Wimbledon Championships, delivered a surprise turn in its women's draw on Thursday as American star Amanda Anisimova dropped the first set 3-6 to Serbian qualifier Ivana Jovic in their quarter-final clash. Anisimova, ranked 22nd in the WTA standings entering the tournament, had been widely tipped as a favorite for the Queen's title after a dominant run on grass in Nottingham the previous week, where she reached the semi-finals without dropping a single set. She carried that strong form into her first two matches in London, losing just 11 total games across two straight-set wins to book her spot in the last eight, making her first-set collapse all the more unexpected for tennis pundits and fans. Jovic, a 21-year-old rising talent ranked 117th in the world, came into the match with five consecutive wins under her belt, including three qualifying victories and two main-draw upsets over higher-ranked opponents. She came out firing from the opening game, landing 79% of her first serves in play and hitting 13 winners to just 3 unforced errors across the 34-minute first set. She broke Anisimova's serve twice while saving all three break points she faced on her own delivery, taking full advantage of the faster, drier court conditions brought on by unbroken sunny weather in London throughout the day. Anisimova, by contrast, struggled to find her rhythm on serve, committing four double faults and winning just 39% of points behind her second serve, as she failed to adjust to the low, skidding bounce of Jovic's flat, powerful groundstrokes. Fans across the globe can watch the rest of the match live via WTA TV, BBC iPlayer for UK audiences, or Tennis Channel for viewers in the United States. The winner of the clash will advance to the semi-finals to face the victor of the other quarter-final match between Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff. Tennis analysts note that Anisimova still has a strong chance to turn the match around if she resets between sets, cuts down on unforced errors, and mixes in more slice shots and varied pace to disrupt Jovic's aggressive game plan. The match is viewed as a critical warm-up test for both players as they fine-tune their grass court skills ahead of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, which are set to kick off in 10 days.