The Top 4 on Day 6 Agnieszka Radwanska 1. Jelena Jankovic v Agnieszka RadwanskaMy top match of the day is between two players who have had contrasting seasons on the tour. Agnieszka Radwanska has had a stellar season, hitting 50 match wins and rising to world number two, meanwhile Jelena Jankovic has been spiralling down…
The first round of the womens and mens tournament will conclude in Cincy today. The highlights so far have seen Andy Roddick fall to Jeremy Chardy, Jelena Jankovic end up on the wrong side once again of a total epic as she wasted five match points against Peng Shuai, and Venus Williams edging Maria Kirilenko…
Jelena Jankovic Here is a quick round-up of what has been happening so far this week: WTA Stanford: Serena Williams won her opening match against Nicole Gibbs, 6-2 6-1 to set up a quarter-final match with Chanelle Scheepers; however the number 4 seed, Jelena Jankovic was not so lucky as she lost yet another first…
Chanelle Scheepers Birmingham has been a rollercoaster of a tournament this week, but things finally wrapped up on Monday when Melanie Oudin shocked Jelena Jankovic in the final with a 6-4 6-2 victory. She must be given huge credit for how she has managed to turn her fortunes around having endured a miserable couple of…
Jelena Jankovic Birmingham has always been affected by the weather but none more so than this year as play was practically wiped out on Thursday and Friday resulting in the final quarter-final and semi-finals being played today. Jelena Jankovic beat Misaki Doi in the quarter-finals and then edged past Zheng Jie, 6-7 7-5 6-1 in…
The top three at Birmingham on Thursday Heather Watson 1. Roberta Vinci (4) v Heather Watson Roberta Vinci has avoided the exodus of the seeds so far as she came through her opener when Virginie Razzano retired in their second round match after losing the first set. She takes on the only British player left…
The top three on Day 5: Caroline Wozniacki 1. Varvara Lepchenko v Jelena Jankovic The match between Varvara Lepchenko and Jelena Jankovic is the most intriguing of the day 5 match-ups. Jankovic managed to record an all important win in the first round having gone 0-4 through the European clay court season. She was far…
Venus Williams The first round of play at this week’s tournament in Charleston wrapped up on Tuesday with Venus Williams, Aleksandra Wozniak and Jamie Hampton among the winners. Venus was paired with the toughest qualifier, Iveta Benesova, but produced a solid display to win 6-4 6-3 and continue her projected assault up the rankings in…
Kim Clijsters Mona Barthel continued her incredible start to 2012 with a career-best win over the world number 15, Jelena Jankovic. The manner of the defeat was perhaps most surprising as Barthel routed Jankovic, 6-0 6-3 and lost just 10 points in a sensational first set. Jankovic also lost her first match at Indian Wells…
Jelena Jankovic Jelena Jankovic saved three match points as she survived a nail-biter to progress to the second round of the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur. Jankovic beat Caroline Garcia, 7-6 4-6 7-6, who struggled to close out the Serb and must work on her mental game if she is to transform her game to…
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