Jelena Jankovic opened her bid to gain the No. 1 ranking with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over American Vania King in the East West Bank Classic on Wednesday night. The top-seeded Serbian could replace fellow Serb Ana Ivanovic from the top spot by winning the tournament, her first since injuring her right knee at Wimbledon. Jankovic was pushed in the first set before taking control in the second. "My leg felt fine, I didn't have any pain," Jankovic said. "I felt a little bit slow when I was moving around, not so explosive like I'm used to. It's just a matter of feeling more comfortable." The injury withdrawals of Serena and Venus Williams, Lindsay Davenport and Svetlana Kuznetsova have taken much of the luster off this year's tournament, and Jankovic noticed. "It's really unfortunate this tournament doesn't have many people," she...
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