Tennis: Jankovic advances to Texas Open semis

Tennis: Jankovic advances to Texas Open semis
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Summary Jankovic booked a spot in the next round against qualifier Casey Dellacqua of Australia.

Serbias Jelena Jankovic breezed past Romanias Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-1 in just over an hour to reach the semi-finals of the WTA Tours Texas Open on Wednesday.The second-seeded Jankovic dominated Cirstea by winning 79 percent of her first-serve points to book a spot in the next round against qualifier Casey Dellacqua of Australia.The eighth-seeded Cirstea committed seven double faults and won just 19 percent of her second-serve points in the match played on the main stadium courts.Dellacqua also won her match in straight sets, beating Canadas Aleksandra Wozniak 6-4, 6-4.Dellacqua won 68 percent of her first-serve points and hammered two aces in the 67-minute match.In other action, Italys Roberta Vinci, the third seed, eliminated Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 7-6 (7/1), 6-2 to reach the semi-finals.Vinci next faces Bojana Jovanovski who was leading 6-4, 1-0 when Chinas Peng Shuai retired from their match early in the second set.
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