Jankovic, Davydenko advance at Kremlin Cup

MOSCOW (AP) -- Top-ranked Jelena Jankovic rallied from a set down to beat qualifier Vera Dushevina 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-2 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup. In the men's draw, top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-1, 6-1. The 23-year-old Jankovic took the No. 1 ranking from Serena Williams on Monday after winning back-to-back titles in the China Open and the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. Jankovic will retain her top ranking next week regardless of the results in Moscow because Williams, runner-up in Moscow last year, pulled out because of injury. Jankovic next plays Flavia Pennetta of Italy, who beat Ekaterina Makarova 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Dushevina won the first set on a tiebreaker and was leading in the second when Jankovic called for a trainer to have her back massaged. "At a... [read full story]