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Jelena Jankovic downs Roberta Vinci to reach Miami semis
Jankovic battled back from a break down in the third set to post her fourth win over Vinci in six career meetings.
- Agence France-Presse
- Updated: March 28, 2013 05:25 PM IST
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Miami:
Former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic booked a semi-final showdown with Maria Sharapova at the Miami WTA and ATP Masters hardcourt tournament on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3 win over Roberta Vinci.
Serbia's Jankovic, seeded 22nd, needed two and a half hours to get past Vinci and set up her clash with third-seeded Sharapova, a 7-5, 7-5 winner over eighth-seeded Italian Sara Errani.
Jankovic battled back from a break down in the third set to post her fourth win over Vinci in six career meetings.
The Serbian is in search of a second title this season, after a triumph in Bogota. But she'll face a stiff semi-final test in Sharapova, who has won six of their seven encounters.
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