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Jankovic reaches Pan Pacific quarters; Ivanovic beaten

Associated Press

Thursday, September 18, 2008

TOKYO -- Top-seeded Jelena Jankovic reached the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open on Thursday while fellow Serb and second-seeded Ana Ivanovic had an early exit. Jankovic, playing her first match of the tournament after a first-round bye, coasted to a 6-2, 6-1 win over Italy's Flavia Pennetta. Russia's Nadia Petrova defeated Ivanovic 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 in the tournament's first major upset. Jankovic, No. 2 in the world, played up to her billing. If she wins this tournament, the Serb would retu ...

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