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Jankovic topples Venus, will face '06 champ Petrova in Stuttgart final

Associated Press

Saturday, October 4, 2008

STUTTGART, Germany -- Soon to be No. 1 Jelena Jankovic beat Venus Williams on Saturday to reach the Porsche Grand Prix final, overcoming a painful foot for a 6-7 (8), 7-5, 6-2 victory over the Wimbledon champion. Jankovic will be shooting for her second title in two weeks when she plays Nadia Petrova on Sunday. Jankovic won the China Open last week and will be No. 1 when the new WTA Tour rankings come out Monday. Petrova moved within one win of capturing her second Porsche Grand Prix title whe ...

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