Serbia's Jelena Jankovic said she feels ready to take retired Justine Henin's French Open title and her world number one slot after winning the Italian Open for the second consecutive year today. "She was my worst opponent last year on clay. She was the only one I couldn't beat and she stopped me...
Jelena Jankovic won her second straight Italian Open title, defeating French qualifier Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday. The fourth-seeded Serb took control early against the 18-year-old Cornet, who hurt herself with repeated unforced errors and converted only three of 12 break points. Cornet, the...
Alessandra Rizzo THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME–Jelena Jankovic won her second straight Italian Open title, defeating French qualifier Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday. The fourth-seeded Serb took control early against the 18-year-old Cornet, who hurt herself with repeated unforced errors and converted...
Serbian fourth seed Jelena Jankovic cruised past French teenage qualifier Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-2 to retain her Italian Open title on Sunday. The match got off to a scrappy start and Jankovic found herself 5-1 up largely thanks to making fewer errors. The 18-year-old Cornet pulled a break back with...
Rome - Jelena Jankovic downed a celebratory glass or two of champagne after a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Alize Cornet which sealed a second straight title for the Serb at the WTA Rome Masters on Sunday. I was drinking champagne and I put it on my face, a...
By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME - Jelena Jankovic of Serbia defeated French qualifier Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday to win her second straight Italian Open. The fourth-seeded Jankovic took a 5-1 lead in the opening set. In the second set, she was leading 4-1 when she called the trainer to look at...
By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME - Jelena Jankovic of Serbia defeated French qualifier Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday to win her second straight Italian Open. The fourth-seeded Jankovic took a 5-1 lead in the opening set. In the second set, she was leading 4-1 when she called the trainer to look at...
By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME - Jelena Jankovic of Serbia defeated French qualifier Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday to win her second straight Italian Open. The fourth-seeded Jankovic took a 5-1 lead in the opening set. In the second set, she was leading 4-1 when she called the trainer to look at...
By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME - Jelena Jankovic of Serbia defeated French qualifier Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday to win her second straight Italian Open. The fourth-seeded Jankovic took a 5-1 lead in the opening set. In the second set, she was leading 4-1 when she called the trainer to look at...
By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME - Jelena Jankovic of Serbia defeated French qualifier Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday to win her second straight Italian Open. The fourth-seeded Jankovic took a 5-1 lead in the opening set. In the second set, she was leading 4-1 when she called the trainer to look at...