WTA Tour - Jankovic cruises in Stuttgart

Eurosport - Sun, 05 Oct 14:31:00 2008

Serbia's Jelena Jankovic celebrated her imminent return to the top of the world rankings with an easy 6-4 6-3 victory over Nadia Petrova in the Stuttgart Grand Prix final.

TENNIS Jelena Jankovic Stuttgart - 0

Second seed Jankovic, who will replace Serena Williams as world number one on Monday, took advantage of regular errors from the unseeded Russian Petrova to clinch victory in 83 minutes.

Petrova, champion at the indoor hardcourt event in 2006, played aggressively but was never able to match the consistency of Jankovic, who took the first set thanks to a single break in the Russian's opening service game.

Petrova lost her serve early in the second, too. She broke back for 3-3 but a desperate backhand wide gave Jankovic the advantage straight back and she stormed through to win a second successive title after last week's victory in Beijing.

"That's two titles in two weeks and I'm back up to number one so obviously things are going pretty well for me now,"

Jankovic, who gets to choice between prize money of £55,000 or a Porsche car, said.

Petrova's afternoon was summed up by the final game.

Serving to stay in the match, she planted an easy volley about a metre long to go 0-15 down. She was then wrong-footed by a Jankovic backhand that flew past her for 0-30.

Petrova wafted a crosscourt forehand well long to give Jankovic three match points and handed over the first of them with an awful approach that hit the top of the net.

Jankovic had not had to do anything spectacular; just keep getting the ball back and wait for the inevitable error.

"I went for every single point and tried everything," Petrova said courtside. "I just made too many unforced errors and the key to playing Jelena is to be consistent."

Reuters

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  1. How dare you say that Jelena was playing unfair!!! Venus was violating her serving time limit all the time, without any warning, because she couldn't keep up the fantastic rhythm that Jelena dictated. Venus was exhausted, and she walked the court like a half-dead camel. THE TIME VIOLATION WAS SOOO UNFAIR!!! As Jelena couldn't do anything about it, cause all the complaints were rejected by the greek judge @#$%. It was very fair to get even, and play unfair. So, all Jelena haters, you can all shut the @#$% up, and die. Serbia is a small country, but we have 2 supreme players in WTA and one in ATP. We didn't cry when the western @#$% bombed our nurseries and hospitals, we stood up.

    So, be free and die from jealousy, cause that's all that you can!!!

    GOOO JJ, GO Ana, GO Bojana, GO Novak, GO Janko, GO Viktor!!!!

    LONG LIVE SERBIA!!!!

    From Milan B., on Mon 6 Oct 1:20PM
  2. Kakvi losi gubitnici, bas mi je drago sto ih je Jeca ovako iznervirala. Ko gubi ima pravo da se ljuti, da da da Jelena je varala, pogotovo u trecem setu. ma ono je bruka, vise je licilo na javni cas tenisa nego na mec. Nasa Jeca je najbolja i oni to znaju pa im je krivo, uostalom ona je br 1.

    Pustite govna neka smrde, to im ne mozete zabraniti :P

    From neboyshac, on Mon 6 Oct 1:01PM
  3. isabellet_is /// for u inf.

    There are 4 GRAND SLAMS
    8 MAJOR EVENTS

    From neboyshac, on Mon 6 Oct 12:44PM
  4. To Comment No 28 The definition of a MAJOR is referred to as a GRAND SLAM and there are four MAJORS IN THE CALENDAR YEAR. The Austrilian, The French, Wimbledon and the US Open. The other tournments although important are referred to as Tier 1, 2 etc. Do your research before you comment!!

    From Isabelle T, on Mon 6 Oct 12:39PM
  5. It's amazing how ppl always find the winner as cheater. Was 6-2 in 3rd set cheating??? OMG how pathetic u are. How come noone is saying what Venus did, kept balls SOOOO LONG so she can catch breath, because she cant play in tempo that Jankovic can. I am glad Sanchez reacted, but if he didn't I really don't see why did judges tolerate that.
    I don't see why is Jeneas mother SUDDENLY problem. Go on Youtube and look at any tournament last year whatever where Jankovic is playing and u will se her mother drinking. She didn't start that recently u know, she always did it (said it's some kind of good luck) but what do u experts think it is? What kind of signals ... God I can't believe this pathetic losers.

    From neboyshac, on Mon 6 Oct 12:37PM
  6. tttobyjug = 56 /// Jelena did won 3 major events (Rome masters in 2007 and 2008, and Charleston in 2007), this are tournaments like Kremlin cup from 1 tier !

    From neboyshac, on Mon 6 Oct 12:28PM
  7. I think Jankovic is a very good player however people are measured by what they have achieved in their choosen field. Unfortunately for Jankovic her achievements have been limited so far. There are plenty of consistent players on the tour however, until they win a tournment that really matters they are not seen as major players. I'm sure Jankovic would agree that winning a grand slam(s) is the most important to her. That is what tennis playes dream about and that is what great tennis players are measured on. She has the number one ranking now the problem is keeping it!!

    From Isabelle T, on Mon 6 Oct 12:12PM
  8. just how can any kid claim No 1 spot,,, NEVER having won any important event
    simply a money acculumator in lower ,,TIER 2 events ,,? wot a sad joke

    From tttobyjug, on Mon 6 Oct 11:48AM
  9. jane 53 = just an interloper never won any important event

    From tttobyjug, on Mon 6 Oct 11:42AM
  10. Hello girls, shame on you, commenting like that! What's the matter with you? Are you watching tennis or just like being ugly; it is pitty. Jelena, won, Ana will win again, Nole won, all in all they are winning, other tennis players are winning; Federer for so many years, Nadal as well, Andy's tennis is fantastic now. So, that kind of comments are comments, and what are you guys doing is just manifestation of bad manners.

    From mira, on Mon 6 Oct 11:14AM
  11. You are true fighter, the best on WTA tour, a great player, and you (there is no doubt) deserve your ranking. You ARE number one.

    From Emilija Jana, on Mon 6 Oct 11:14AM
  12. CONGRATULATIONS, JJ.

    From Emilija Jana, on Mon 6 Oct 11:06AM
  13. very pathetic sad unsporting semi final

    From lilacthyme2, on Mon 6 Oct 10:52AM
  14. thanks allison-- that looks like good advice for all of us
    Kremlin Cup organisation is sure to be better

    From lilacthyme2, on Mon 6 Oct 10:43AM
  15. aren't you all pathetic. just congratulate the winners instead of wingeing about the whys and wherefors of the whole event. unless you play the games you can't know how things are going for all concerned

    From chrystal_rainbow, on Mon 6 Oct 10:40AM
  16. llorretta, why you keep reply on such stupid people like ana. it's just a waste of time as they are a bunch of IDIOTS. they are just allowing whatever things that jj did and pretend to be blind. the important thing is so many people here being witnessed how cheat she is against venus along with her garbage mother & coach. it's just a matter of time before her mother & coach will be kicked out off the court as happened to sharapova's father. just ignore those blind handicap people. at the end, they will get tired talking to themselves.

    ALISON MERRITT.

    From merriitt686, on Mon 6 Oct 10:29AM
  17. llorretta, why you keep reply on such stupid people like ana. it's just a waste of time as they are a bunch of IDIOTS. they are just allowing whatever things that jj did and pretend to be blind. the important thing is so many people here being witnessed how cheat she is against venus along with her garbage mother & coach. it's just a matter of time before her mother & coach will be kicked out off the court as happened to sharapova's father. just ignore those blind handicap people. at the end, they will get tired talking to themselves.

    ALISON MERRITT

    From merriitt686, on Mon 6 Oct 10:28AM
  18. llorretta, why you keep reply on such stupid people like ana. it's just a waste of time as they are a bunch of IDIOTS. they are just allowing whatever things that jj did and pretend to be blind. the important thing is so many people here being witnessed how cheat she is against venus along with her garbage mother & coach. it's just a matter of time before her mother & coach will be kicked out off the court as happened to sharapova's father. just ignore those blind handicap people. at the end, they will get tired talking to themselves.

    From merriitt686, on Mon 6 Oct 10:27AM
  19. jelena will be a good temp stand in at the top

    From lilacthyme2, on Mon 6 Oct 10:21AM
  20. jelena should bypass No 1 rank till she has won a few important top tournaments
    come back later

    From lilacthyme2, on Mon 6 Oct 10:18AM
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