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Jankovic beats Petrova for second trophy in a fortnight
Oct 5, 2008, 15:12 GMT
Jankovic edges Williams, meets Petrova in Stuttgart final
Oct 5, 2008, 1:49 GMT
Stuttgart - New world number one Jelena Jankovic rallied to beat Venus Williams 6-7 (8-10), 7-5, 6-2 on Saturday for a place in the final of the Porsche Grand Prix in which she meets the 2006 champion Nadia Petrova. ... more
Li stuns Williams which allows Jankovic back to number one
Oct 1, 2008, 21:02 GMT
Stuttgart - Serena Williams crashed 0-6, 6-1, 6-4 against China's Li Na on Wednesday in the second round of the Porsche Grand Prix and will lose the world number one ranking to Jelena Jankovic again. ... more
Serena Williams feels the heat in race for 2008 number one
Sep 29, 2008, 21:00 GMT
Stuttgart - Serena Williams aims to close the year on a high but the American's world number one ranking is under threat from Jelena Jankovic and others in the final weeks of the season. ... more
SIDEBAR: Smiling Jankovic pleased with her reflection at US Open
Sep 8, 2008, 6:05 GMT
New York - Smiling Serb Jelena Jankovic kept her sunny disposition even in defeat, unable to stop glancing at herself repeatedly on the big stadium screen during a 6-4, 7-6 US Open finals loss to Serena Williams. ... more
Williams returns to number one ranking with US Open title
Sep 8, 2008, 3:42 GMT
New York - Serena Williams returned to the number one ranking in women's tennis with a 6-4, 7-5 defeat of Jelena Jankovic as the American won her first US Open in six years. ... more
Williams in US Open title shot against Jankovic (Roundup)
Sep 5, 2008, 22:49 GMT
New York - Jelena Jankovic and Serena Williams overcame devilish wind which signalled the approach of weekend rain as they set up a final at the US Open with straight-set wins on Friday. ... more
Jankovic gets teary with win into US Open final
Sep 5, 2008, 21:06 GMT
New York - Jelena Jankovic broke through on her fifth attempt, reaching a Grand Slam final for the first time with a 6-4, 6-4 defeat of Olympic champion Elena Dementieva at the US Open on Friday. ... more
Jankovic plays to the crowd with another winning performance
Aug 29, 2008, 20:12 GMT
New York - Second seed Jelena Jankovic stumbled away from another potentially sticky situation, rallying through a final game consisting of 11 deuces to advance past China's Zheng Jie 7-5, 7-5 on Friday at the US Open. ... more
Jankovic struggles through marathon win
Aug 29, 2008, 17:45 GMT
New York - Second seed Jelena Jankovic struggled to avoid the upset fate which befell top-seeded compatriot Ana Ivanovic the day before, fighting past China's Zheng Jie 7-5, 7-5 on Friday at the US Open. ... more
Serbs surge in New York despite injury scares (Roundup)
Aug 28, 2008, 0:19 GMT
New York - Jelena Jankovic and Novak Djokovic put in hard labour to secure a Serbian victory double with the pair of seeds advancing at the US Open on Wednesday. ... more
PREVIEW: Jankovic pronounces herself fit and healthy - for a change
Aug 23, 2008, 21:28 GMT
New York - Second seed Jelena Jankovic, never far from surgery, pronounced herself fit on Saturday less than 48 hours before the start of the US Open. ... more
Safina a step away from Olympic glory after dethroning Jankovic
Aug 15, 2008, 14:45 GMT
Beijing - Dinara Safina won her 14th match in a row reaching the Beijing Olympic semi-finals 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 over Jelena Jankovic on Friday. The Russian's victory will also knock the Serb from her newly acquired number one ranking. ... more
Jankovic temper takes flight after 'helicopter' court loss
Jun 30, 2008, 18:03 GMT
London - Aching Jelena Jankovic slammed Wimbledon officials for exiling her to a minor showcourt as the second-seeded Serb exited with a 6-3, 6-2 fourth-round loss to Thai veteran Tamarine Tanasugarn on Monday. ... more
Jittery Jankovic shoulders her load as Serbs double up into quarters
Jun 1, 2008, 15:38 GMT
Paris - Ana Ivanovic swept ahead with minimal difficulty while drama queen Jelena Jankovic struggled mightily before both Serbian seeds booked into the quarter-finals of the French Open on Sunday. ... more
Sluggish Serena barely esapes Jankovic in Miami final
Apr 6, 2008, 0:33 GMT
Miami - Serena Williams smashed a racket and tossed away seven match points before finally limping to a 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 title win Saturday at the Miami Masters against Jelena Jankovic. ... more
Serbian trio power into Indian Wells semi-finals
Mar 21, 2008, 0:16 GMT
Indian Wells, California - Jelena Jankovic lined on an all- Serbian semi-final with Ana Ivanovic by defeating Lindsay Davenport as the veteran quit with illness trailing 6-2 on Thursday at the Indian Wells Masters. ... more
Jankovic-Davenport to meet for second straight week
Sep 21, 2007, 15:57 GMT
Beijing - Jelena Jankovic shrugged off a dizzy spell, snapping a second-set run of seven straight breaks of serve as she faced Japan's Morigami to earn e 6-3, 7-5 win into the semi-finals of the China Open on Friday. ... more
Jankovic leads seeded juggernaut in California
Aug 1, 2007, 7:52 GMT
Carlsbad, California - Serb Jelena Jankovic led a seeded sweep into the third round of the Acura Classic on Tuesday, paving the way with a 6-3, 6-0 defeat of American Vania King. ... more
Jankovic claims victory hat-trick over Venus
Jun 1, 2007, 11:40 GMT
Paris - Jelena Jankovic collected her third straight win over former number one Venus Williams as she sent the American packing from the French Open on Friday 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. ... more
Jankovic upsets Mauresmo, injuries mount in Sydney
Jan 10, 2007, 12:02 GMT
Sydney - Serging Serb Jelena Jankovic won her eighth consecutive match of the season as she slammed top seed Amelie Mauresmo out in the quarter-finals of the Medibank International tournament, 7-5, 6-0, on Wednesday. ... more
Mind over matter for Jankovic; Baghdatis soldiers through
Jan 8, 2007, 10:39 GMT
Sydney - Struggling Serb Jelena Jankovic fought off illness, coming back after a doctor's visit on court to upset Martina Hingis 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 for a place in the second round at the Medibank International on Monday. ... more
Jankovic comes up a winner to start 2007 season
Jan 6, 2007, 11:04 GMT
Auckland - Serb Jelena Jankovic buried the demons of a slow start a year ago as she won her first title in her starting event of the season on Saturday at the ASB Classic. ... more
Kuznetsova wins, Dementieva withdraws in Stuttgart
Oct 6, 2006, 18:53 GMT
Stuttgart, Germany - In-form Svetlana Kuznetsova took another step towards a third title in a row on Friday when she hammered Jelena Jankovic, 6-4, 6-1, for a place in the semi-finals of the 650,000-dollar Porsche Grand Prix. ... more
Jankovic struggles through cramps - Mauresmo withdraws
Oct 6, 2006, 0:00 GMT
Stuttgart, Germany - Jelena Jankovic struggled through the cramp barrier to make the quarter-finals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, which lost French world number 1 Amelie Mauresmo Thursday due to injury. ... more
Mauresmo works to reach Beijing final against Kuznetsova
Sep 23, 2006, 15:49 GMT
Beijing - Amelie Mauresmo fought past a challenge from sixth seed Jelena Jankovic to reach a final with Svetlana Kuznetsova at the China Open Saturday. ... more
Distraction dooms Jankovic as Henin-Hardenne triumphs
Sep 8, 2006, 21:19 GMT
New York - Justine Henin-Hardenne turned the tide against Serb Jelena Jankovic, winning the last 10 games to sweep into the final of the US Open Friday 4-6, 6-4, 6-0. ... more
Jankovic jars Dementieva to reach semi-final
Sep 5, 2006, 17:22 GMT
New York - Jelena Jankovic knocked her third consecutive Top 10 player Tuesday as she reached the semi-finals of the US Open 6-2, 6-1 over former finalist Elena Dementieva. ... more
Serb shocks holder Williams
Jul 1, 2006, 18:55 GMT
London - Serb Jelena Jankovic knocked defending champion Venus Williams out in the third round at the Wimbledon Championships with a 7-6 (10-8), 4-6, 6-4 victory over the error-prone sixth seed Saturday. ... more
Williams recovers to advance in Rome
May 19, 2006, 19:09 GMT
Rome - 1999 champion Venus Williams began re-living her successful past at the 1.34-million-dollar Rome Masters Friday as she defeated Jelena Jankovic 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 to reach the semifinals. ... more
