WTA Charleston, 3rd Round Preview: Jelena Jankovic v Danka Kovinic

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JankovicJelena Jankovic continues to dazzle at the Family Circle Cup, both on and off the court (mainly off the court!) and is into the third round where she will play Danka Kovinic.  Jankovic made things difficult for herself against Tatjana Maria in their second round encounter but eventually came through in three sets, 6-3 6-7(6) 6-1 in two hours and 10 minutes.  Maria was fully deserving of at least a set in what was an entertaining and at times, gruelling match..  Her slice-and-dice game caused Jankovic all kinds of her problem in the second set.  Maria also managed to produce one sensational passing shot winner towards the end of the second set.  Jankovic got tight in the second set tiebreak and double faulted on match point before losing the set.  She didn’t face any issues in the decider though as she came through comfortably, 6-1..

Even in the post-match interview…

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