Pennetta upsets Jankovic

Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:27

Jankovic was made to work hard for a three-set victory over local favourite Sabine Lisicki in the previous round and was sent tumbling in today’s quarter-final, with Italy’s Pennetta claiming a 2-6 6-4 6-4 win over the third seed.

Top-seed Dinara Safina had it slightly easier, dispensing with eighth-seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4 6-2.

Elena Dementieva, ranked second in the tournament, saw off Marion Bartoli 6-2 4-6 6-3, while Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Argentina’s Gisela Dulko 6-3 6-2.

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By Tim Farthing

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