Jelena Jankovic of Serbia reached the US Open third round for the fifth consecutive year by beating Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova 7-5, 6-4 in a hard fought baseline battle on Wednesday.
“I just tried to hang in there and fight hard,” Jankovic, 29, the 2008 US Open finalist. The matchup promised big serves and power forehands and it delivered throughout the 1 hour 36 minute duel. Jankovic went up 6-5 with the first service break of the match. Jankovic closed out the set with a backhand winner, her 15th winner of the set. In the final set, the pair continued to trade baseline blows, but Jankovic had just enough firepower and consistency to hold off her challenger.
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