Archive for category: Jelena Jankovic
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Sharapova through in Melbourne, Ivanovic sets up Jankovic clash
Maria Sharapova, the 2nd seed in this year’s Australian Open, served up her second consecutive double bagel in her second round match against a hapless Misaki Doi of Japan, ranked at 92. The Japanese player had had a good win over the experienced Daniela Hantuchova in the first round. This [...] -
Almagro, Nishikori and Janowicz into 3rd round in Melbourne
10th seeded Nicolas Almagro stormed into the third round of this year’s Australian Open in Melbourne after overcoming countryman Daniel-Gimeno Taver 6-4 6-1 6-2. The Spaniard dropped his serve only once in the entire match, breaking his opponent six times on his way to victory in one hour and 41 [...] -
Sharapova and Venus Williams into 2nd round at Australian Open
Maria Sharapova opened her Australian Open campaign in fine fettle with no signs of her collarbone injury, steamrollering past a hapless Olga Putchcova, her Russian countrywoman, 6-0 6-0, in a match that lasted just fifty five minutes on the Rod Laver Arena. This is the third time in her career [...] -
Kuznetsova beats Wozniacki, Vinci defeats Jankovic in Sydney
Svetlana Kuznetsova is enjoying her return to top level tennis after being off the tour for six months due to a knee injury. Now ranked at 85, she had to qualify for the main draw and, after winning her three qualifiers, she dispensed with Julia Goerges in the first round [...] -
Vinci defeats Petrova in Sydney, Jankovic also advances
Roberta Vinci of Italy, world number 16 and unseeded at the Premier level Apia International Sydney tournament being played in Australia’s largest city this week in the run up to the Australian Open, played the 8th seed and world number 12 Nadia Petrova of Russia, on Monday. Even though Petrova [...] -
Czech Republic beats Serbia and wins Fed Cup 2012 title
The Czech Republic’s stranglehold on the Fed Cup continues after the host team beat Serbia to win the competition for the second year in a row. Lucie Safarova was the heroine this time, as her 6-1, 6-1 demolition of Jelena Jankovic gave the Czechs an unassailable 3-1 lead. The home [...] -
Czech Republic leads Serbia 2-0 in Fed Cup 2012 Final
A great start for Lucie Safarova and Petra Kvitova at Fed Cup 2012 final on their home soil. They beat Ivanovic and Kvitova in straight sets. Neither of the former number one Serbian players managed to steal a set in today’s clashes at Fed Cup final in Prague. In the [...] -
Petkovic beats Jankovic to reach Luxembourg QFs, Hantuchova also wins
Kirsten Flipkens’ great run for the last week and a half came to an end on Thursday afternoon when Daniela Hantuchova defeated her in the BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open second round. Hantuchova, ranked at number 5 at the height of her career in 2003, is now ranked at number [...] -
Ivanovic and Jankovic both out of China Open
First on centre court on Wednesday morning in Beijing was world number 12, Ana Ivanovic, in her third round match against the 26 year old Swiss player, Romina Oprandi, ranked at 69. This is proving to be a good tournament for the Swiss, as she took out the fast improving [...] -
Li Na beats Petrova in 2nd round of China Open, Jankovic also through
Nadia Petrova’s great run to win in Tokyo last week was surprisingly brought to an abrupt and very fast end in the second round of the China Open on Tuesday. Up against Li Na against whom she had won their all six of their prior meetings, albeit not in the [...] -
Jankovic Defeats Last Year’s Finalist Petkovic at China Open 2012
In a match-up between last year’s China Open finalist Andrea Petkovic, who has spent the better part of this year recovering from injury, and former world no. 1 Jelena Jankovic, Jankovic took quick command of the match to advance to the second round with a 6-2 6-4 victory. Jankovic [...] -
Radwanska beats Jankovic in 2nd round of Toray Pan Pacific Open 2012
A day after becoming the forth qualifier for the year end WTA championships to be played in Istanbul this year, Agnieszka Radwanska followed her younger sister, Ursula, into the third round at the Toray Pan Pacific tournament being played in Tokyo. Having reached no. 2 on the WTA rankings a [...] -
Jankovic and Vinci through to second round in Tokyo
16th ranked and 14th seeded Italian Roberta Vinci, playing her first match after taking some time off after her quarter final showing at the US Open, had a difficult time on court against the unseeded Czech Barbora Zahlalova Strycova, ranked at 62, when play got underway under the centre court [...]
