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Jelena Jankovic secures her semifinal berth at the East West Bank Classic Jankovic defeats Nadia Petrova to move closer to the top of the world rankings The Serb will next face Dinara Safina, who beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus (CNN) -- Jelena Jankovic booked her semifinal berth at the East West Bank Classic to continue her progress toward the world No.1 ranking. The top-seeded Serb, who can overtake compatriot Ana Ivanovic on top of the WTA world rankings by winning here, passed her toughest test so far this week with a 7-5 6-4 victory over ninth-seeded Russian Nadia Petrova. Jankovic overcame an early service break in both sets against Petrova. "I did play the big points well. At the important times I was really able to hang in there and hit my spots," Jankovic said, adding she was not bothered by the torn meniscus in her... [read full story]
