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Jun 1, 2007, 11:40 GMT

Jankovic claims victory hat-trick over Venus

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. The fourth-seeded Serbian winner duplicated her previous pair of three-set victories over the 27th-ranked Williams in their third-round contest, advancing in just under two hours. Jankovic, winner of a leading three titles this WTA season, beat the former powerhouse at Wimbledon last summer and in Charleston in April. Jankovic next faces the winner from Russian 13th seed Elena Dementieva and Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli. Williams looked like putting up a fight as she levelled the match by winning the second set. But Jankovic, who won the Rome trophy a fortnight ago, dominated in the third set as the Williams game quickly evaporated. The Serb won the last six games to sweep through on the back of 52 unforced errors from Williams, who barely registered in the deciding set. The loss was only the 11th for Williams at Roland Garros, while Jankovic improved to 5-3 as she plays for the fourth time in Paris. © 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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