Jelena Jankovic of Serbia hits a return against Japanese Akiko Morigami during the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on Sept. 21,  2007. Jankovic won the match 6-3, 7-5. Jankovic will face Lindsay Davenport of the U.S. in the semi-finals of the China Open. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

Jankovic plays Davenport at semifinal of China Open

    BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The second seed Jelena Jankovic won the quarterfinal by beating Japanese Akiko Morigami 6-3, 7-5 at the 600,000-U.S.-dollar China Open here on Friday.

    After losing her service in the first game, Jankovic began to control the rhythm of the first set. The burgeoning Serbian grabbed breaks in the fourth and sixth games and sealed the set 6-3. Full story

Davenport reaches semifinals at China Open

    BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- American veteran Lindsay Davenport entered the semifinals by breezily beating Russian Elena Dementieva 7-6, 6-1 at the China Open tennis tournament quarter finals here on Friday.

    Dementieva, ranked 15th in the world, tried her best in the first set but still lost to the American veteran in the tiebreak. Full story

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