Jelena Jankovic fell short in her quest to become world number one after the top seed lost to Dinara Safina in the semi-finals of the East West Bank Classic on Saturday. The Serbian went down 7-6 (7-3) 6-1 to the fourth-seeded Safina, who will now face number 10 seed Flavia Penetta in the final in Los Angeles. Ranked second in the world, Jankovic was aiming to overtake compatriot Ana Ivanovic and become the 18th player in history to hold down the top spot in the WTA rankings despite never having reached a Grand Slam final. However, she could not overcome Safina, who has been one of the hottest players on the WTA Tour recently and improved her record to 21 wins against just three losses since the start of May, a run that included a title in Berlin and a surprise appearance in the final of the French Open, where she lost out to...
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