Jelena Jankovic to Clash With Denisa Allertova in Guangzhou Open Final
Jelena Jankovic defeated Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer, while Denisa Allertova downed fourth seed Sara Errani.
Jelena Jankovic of Serbia and Denisa Allertova of the Czech Republic advanced Friday to the final of the WTA Guangzhou International Women's Open. (Read more tennis stories here)
Fourth seeded Jankovic beat Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, while Allertova downed fourth seed Sara Errani of Italy 7-5, 6-2.
Jankovic, with 13 career titles, is the only seeded player left in competition.
Allertova, who is aiming for her first career title, pulled off the biggest upset of the tournament by defeating top seed Simona Halep in straight sets in quarterfinal play on Thursday.
Halep, ranked number two in the world, lost in the semifinals of the US Open this month to eventual champion Flavia Pennetta of Italy.
Players are battling for prize money of $250,000.