Aug 15, 2008
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American says Gonzalez should have conceded disputed point; No. 1 Jankovic falls in women's quarters By Steven Wine | The Associated Press BEIJING - Fernando Gonzalez saved three match points Friday to beat James Blake of the United States 4-6, 7-5, 11-9 and advance to the Olympic tennis final. Gonzalez fell behind 5-6, love-40 serving in the final set. But the Chilean hit four consecutive winners to hold, and on his fifth match point in the final game, he smacked a serve that Blake hit into the net. Top-ranked Jelena Jankovic lost in the women's quarterfinals to No. 6 Dinara Safina of Russia 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. Safina won her 14th match in a row and will play Li Na of China on Saturday in the semifinals. The other women's semifinal will be an all-Russian matchup between No. 5 Elena Dementieva and No. 9 Vera Zvonareva. Beijing...
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