Wta Tennis - Jankovic Wins The Kremlin Cup And Maintains Her Game At The Top
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The top-seeded, 23-year-old Jelena Jankovic, obtained her third title in three weeks at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow Russia by defeating the Russian and 8th seeded of the world Vera Zvonareva 6-2,6-4. The Serbian played at her best in the first set with aggressive tennis and full mental concentration. But in the second set, the things for Jeca were not that easy as the Russian, knowing her motivation of been at her hometown and representing her country, tried to return by playing back to back with the Serbian, and tied the score 4-4 for a moment on the second set. However, even with the effort that Vera was putting into the match, the aggressiveness and determination of Jankovic was stronger and at the end the Serbian captured her ninth singles career title. Two weeks before the Kremlin Cup, Jankovic capture the title in the China Open by beating Svetlana Kuznetsova and a week later, Jeca defeated Nadia Petrova, another Russian, in the Porsche Grand Prix at Germany. The final game of the Kremlin Cup was the 12th straight match the Serbian has won consecutively. The way to the final of the Kremlin Cup wasn't easy for Jeca, she lost the first set of her opening match against the 22 years-old Russian Vera Dushevina, then she followed a 2-1 victory (6-7, 6-3, 6-2) at the quarterfinal against the Italian Flavia Pennetta, and later she managed to make a comeback from an unpleasant start in her 0-6, 6-1, 6-0 triumph at the semifinals over the defending champion and No. 5 of the world, Elena Dementieva. Moreover, the final of the tournament was a little easy at the beginning for Jankovic, however, Vera Zvonareva fought until the end of an hour and 27 minutes match. "It was very tough to win as Vera never gives up. She forced me to play my best tennis to win today, I feel great as the world's number one and really enjoy it, Jankovic expressed to the press. On the other hand, by winning the Porsche Gran Prix last week Jankovic regained the No. 1 spot of the WTA rankings, which was taken of her hands by the American Serena Williams at the US Open. Now, with her triumph at the Kremlin Cup, her dynasty at the No. 1 could last if she keeps her game at the top and especially when it is known that Serena Williams is out for the moment with an injury on her ankle, which also represents an advantage for the Serbian and her No. 1 spot. Even though some have argued that Jankovic is working hard at the gym to compensate in some way the advantage of the athletic and tallest tennis players at this moment in the WTA Tour, Jankovic has expressed that she just want to be the best player she can be. Now we expect the best through the end of this WTA year for the No.1 of the world Jankovic, who has played at the top of her game and who is mentally focused on getting better and better each match she plays. This week the Serbian is participating at the Zurich Open, in Switzerland. After this event, she will then take two weeks off to train for the season-ending tournament in Doha.
The top-seeded, 23-year-old Jelena Jankovic, obtained her third title in three weeks at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow Russia by defeating the Russian and 8th seeded of the world Vera Zvonareva 6-2,6-4. The Serbian played at her best in the first set with aggressive tennis and full mental concentration. But in the second set, the things for Jeca were not that easy as the Russian, knowing her motivation of been at her hometown and representing her country, tried to return by playing back to back with the Serbian, and tied the score 4-4 for a moment on the second set. However, even with the effort that Vera was putting into the match, the aggressiveness and determination of Jankovic was stronger and at the end the Serbian captured her ninth singles career title. Two weeks before the Kremlin Cup, Jankovic capture the title in the China Open by beating Svetlana Kuznetsova and a week later, Jeca defeated Nadia Petrova, another Russian, in the Porsche Grand Prix at Germany. The final game of the Kremlin Cup was the 12th straight match the Serbian has won consecutively. The way to the final of the Kremlin Cup wasn't easy for Jeca, she lost the first set of her opening match against the 22 years-old Russian Vera Dushevina, then she followed a 2-1 victory (6-7, 6-3, 6-2) at the quarterfinal against the Italian Flavia Pennetta, and later she managed to make a comeback from an unpleasant start in her 0-6, 6-1, 6-0 triumph at the semifinals over the defending champion and No. 5 of the world, Elena Dementieva. Moreover, the final of the tournament was a little easy at the beginning for Jankovic, however, Vera Zvonareva fought until the end of an hour and 27 minutes match. "It was very tough to win as Vera never gives up. She forced me to play my best tennis to win today, I feel great as the world's number one and really enjoy it, Jankovic expressed to the press. On the other hand, by winning the Porsche Gran Prix last week Jankovic regained the No. 1 spot of the WTA rankings, which was taken of her hands by the American Serena Williams at the US Open. Now, with her triumph at the Kremlin Cup, her dynasty at the No. 1 could last if she keeps her game at the top and especially when it is known that Serena Williams is out for the moment with an injury on her ankle, which also represents an advantage for the Serbian and her No. 1 spot. Even though some have argued that Jankovic is working hard at the gym to compensate in some way the advantage of the athletic and tallest tennis players at this moment in the WTA Tour, Jankovic has expressed that she just want to be the best player she can be. Now we expect the best through the end of this WTA year for the No.1 of the world Jankovic, who has played at the top of her game and who is mentally focused on getting better and better each match she plays. This week the Serbian is participating at the Zurich Open, in Switzerland. After this event, she will then take two weeks off to train for the season-ending tournament in Doha.