Jankovic marches into Guangzhou Open semifinals
Posted September 22, 2016 7:00 am
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) - Defending champion Jelena Jankovic moved into the semifinals of Guangzhou Open after defeating Sabine Lisicki 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
The second-seeded Serb will take on Croatia's Ana Konjuh, who beat Jennifer Brady 6-4, 7-5 in the other quarterfinal.
Estonia's Anett Kontaveit ended Viktorija Golubic's run with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory, setting up the other semifinal against Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko, who beat fifth-seeded Alison Riske 3-6, 6-4, 6-0.
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