Topic: Tennis
Former world number one Jelena Jankovic reached the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open Thursday with a battling straight-sets victory over Alisa Kleybanova. Serbia's Jankovic, the sixth seed, downed the Russian 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals for the second time in nine appearances. In 2008 she fell in the semis to compatriot Ana Ivanovic, who went on to ...
Former world number one Jelena Jankovic reached the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open here Thursday with a battling straight-sets victory over Alisa Kleybanova. Serbia's Jankovic, the sixth seed, downed the Russian 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals for the second time in nine appearances. In 2008 she fell in the semis to compatriot Ana Ivanovic, who went on ...
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Former champion Novak Djokovic tumbled out of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Wednesday, upset 7-5 6-3 by big-serving Croat Ivan Ljubicic in the fourth round. While holder Rafa Nadal of Spain and fourth-seeded Briton Andy Murray both advanced, second seed Djokovic was eliminated in a match lasting one hour and 44 minutes. The Serbian world ...
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki resisted a sizzling baseline display from China's Zheng Jie to reach the semi-finals of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a hard-fought 6-4 4-6 6-1 victory on Wednesday. The second-seeded Dane, who had been beaten by Zheng in their two previous meetings, broke her opponent three times in the final set to win ...
