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US Open - Quarter-finals - Women

Nationality Player Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
J Jankovic66---
AustriaS Bammer14---

Sybille Bammer

Nationality AUT
Date of Birth 27/04/1980
Height 1.74 m
Weight 63 kg

Jelena Jankovic

Nationality SRB
Date of Birth 28/02/1985
Height 1.77 m
Weight 59 kg
 

Live Comments

  1. WIN!! - Would you have guessed it, Jankovic books MATCH POINT on Sybille Bammer's serve after the unforced error, and she confirms the 6-1 6-4 victory in one hour and 30 minutes as the 29th seeded Austrian ends appropriately enough with a double fault. The second seeded Serbian will face Olympic champion Elena Dementieva in the semi-finals. Bammer hit 40 unforced errors in that match, while Jankovic only had to hit seven winners. Thanks for following our LIVE coverage and stay with us for the last rounds of this US Open.

  2. 4-5 - Bammer books three BREAK BACK POINTS.... Jankovic saves the first.... And then the second with great backhand pass despite gifting Bammer some real chances with a horrid drop shot and a worse lob attempt.... BREAK POINT number three..... And Jankovic double faults!! The Serbian fails to serve out for the match, but the Austrian will have to hold serve for only the second time today in order to stay in this match.

  3. 3-5 - Again Bammer commits the unforced mistake from the backhand side, and again Jankovic has two BREAK POINTS..... And the second seed confirms another BREAK of serve after yet another backhand error following the deep return of serve. The world number two will serve for her place in the semi-finals.

  4. 3-4 - Jankovic wins her eighth straight point to close out the LOVE-Service game and move within two games of a semi-final berth against Elena Dementieva. Remember, Sybille Bammer has only held serve once tonight.

  5. 3-3 - But wouldn't you know it, the 29th seed plays an error-filled service game and Jankovic BREAKS back to LOVE.

  6. 3-2 - Bammer earns herself a TRIPLE BREAK POINT and confirms on her second chance to win back-to-back games for the first time today and move ahead in this match.... Andy Roddick's match with Fernando Gonzalez will be played after this match on Arthur Ashe.

  7. 2-2 - And finally Sybille Bammer has held serve.... Can she turn this match around though?

  8. 40-40 - Jankovic earns herself a couple of BREAK POINTS, and again Bammer saves both with some smart net approaches!! DEUCE.

  9. 1-2 - And Jankovic pulls through a strong hold of serve this time to back up the BREAK BACK.

  10. 1-1 - Jankovic wins a gorgeous net rally with the dry volley winner to book a fifth BREAK POINT of this game.... And finally she confirms as Bammer rashly fires the unforced forehand error into the net! Jankovic has broken straight back and Bammer has still not one a single service game!

  11. 40-40 - And Bammer forces Jankovic into the error after another baseline rally to save yet again!!

  12. 40-40 - Bammer saves one BREAK BACK POINT and then another and then a third! After committing that last backhand error, the Serbian tosses her racket way up in the air before catching it safely. DEUCE.

  13. 1-0 - Another massive exchange of groundstrokes that seems to last for minutes, this time ends in the error by Jankovic and Bammer has broken serve to start this second set for only her second game of the match!! The Austrian is still yet to hold serve, however.

  14. 40-40 - The lefty Bammer has started to fight back at the very start of this second set, drilling a big inside-out forehand winner into the corner to earn a BREAK POINT chance...... And after the huge baseline rally, Bammer ultimately commits the unforced error as Jankovic saves. DEUCE.

  15. 1-6 - Jankovic earns a couple of SET POINTS on her rival's serve, and confirms on her very first chance!! The Serbian and world number two blazes through this opener in 33 minutes.

  16. 1-5 - Jankovic grinds out the hold to 30 to move within one game of taking this first set.

  17. 1-4 - Ten straight points for Jelena Jankovic, who closes out the BREAK to LOVE with a stunning backhand winner from well behind the baseline. Despite that early wobble, Jankovic is in total command of this set and this match.

  18. 1-3 - Much better stuff from Jelena Jankovic, who backs up the BREAK this time with a LOVE-Service game.

  19. 1-2 - And Jankovic presses her rival into the error after the grinding baseline rally to earn herself another BREAK POINT.... And this time Jankovic grinds out the long baseline rally to again go ahead....

  20. 40-40 - Another BP saved thanks to a Bammer service winner.

  21. 40-40 - A well-timed net move helps Bammer save another BREAK POINT. Back to DEUCE.

  22. 40-40 - Jankovic gets a lucky net cord to book another TRIPLE BREAK POINT. This time, Bammer saves all three thanks to some unforced errors from the Serbian. Jankovic appears very upset and distracted by the flood of people coming into Louis Armstrong, calling for a momentary halt to play. DEUCE.

  23. 1-1 - Bammer looks much better in her first return game, pressing Jankovic to BREAK POINT with a gorgeous cross-court backhand winner and watching as the Serbian wilts with a double fault to gift away the BREAK straight back.

  24. 0-1 - Jankovic, who has really started to look confident the further she's gone in this tournament, BREAKS to LOVE in the opener taking advantage of a series of errors from the Austrian. There's no way Bammer can beat the second seed if she continues to play like that.

  25. 0-0 - The 29th seeded Austrian, who beat 12th seed Marion Bartoli in the previous round, will serve first against the Serbian world number two. We were just staying how Louis Armstrong was completely empty because nobody expected tennis to be played out there tonight, but it's starting to fill up somewhat now.

  26. 00:30 - Welcome to LIVE text comments and scoring of this quarter-final match between Sybille Bammer and Jelena Jankovic, with the winner going onto meet Elena Dementieva in the last four. This match has been moved to Louis Armstrong and we're due to start in a matter of moments.