Jankovic win Family Circle Cup

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-04-16 08:46


Jelena Jankovic of Serbia holds the trophy after defeating Dinara Safina of Russia in the final match of the 2007 Family Circle Cup tennis tournament in Charleston, South Carolina April 15, 2007.[Reuters]

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, -Jelena Jankovic of Serbia captured her third career title by defeating Dinara Safina 6-2 6-2 in the final of the $1.3 million Family Circle Cup on April 15.

Despite windy conditions, the second-seeded Jankovic got 84 percent of her first serves in and double-faulted only twice.

"The ball was going all over the place," said world ninth-ranked Jankovic, who defeated five-times grand slam champion Venus Williams in the semi-finals. "We did the best we could."



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