Swing into the wind? no problem
After a victory over Venus Williams on Saturday, Jelena Jankovic had her eyes set on the trophy at the Family Circle Cup. One problem. Dinara Safina wanted it as well. Though Safina’s previous two opponents had dropped out of competition early due to injury, she was ready for battle. So the scene was set for the final in Charleston.
Jankovic
VERSUS
Safina
Early on in the three set match, it was clear to see that another adversary was present. WIND. That’s right, a wind that kept the players on their toes and forced them to readjust their approach to the match.
“The ball was going all over the place,” Jankovic said following the match.
Regardless of her humility, Jankovic dominated the match. She double faulted only twice and controlled the pace of each set.
Jankovic held her serve and won the match 6-2, 6-2 over 4th seeded Safina. This is Jankovic’s third career title.
With the victory Jankovic should move up from 9th to 7th in the WTA rankings. For making it to the finals Safina will earn the rank of 10th internationally. Besides winning the 1.3 million dollar purse, winning in Charleston also cements Jankovic’s ambitions to make it into the Top 5.
Congratulations Jelena Jankovic. Watch out Henin and Sharapova, looks like you have some company.
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