Jankovic defies knee injury
2008-06-28 16:49
London - Second seed Jelena Jankovic
battled through a painful knee injury to overcome Danish
teenager Caroline Wozniaki 2-6 6-4 6-2 and reach the fourth
round at Wimbledon on Saturday.
The Serb slipped and jolted her left knee at the beginning
of the match and appeared in trouble when the 17-year-old
Wozniaki, seeded 31, capitalised on a string of errors from her
opponent to go a set up.
An early break was enough for Jankovic, 23, to square the
match before the Serb took a medical timeout to have her swollen
left knee heavily strapped. Wincing after almost every point, a
hobbling Jankovic broke to lead 3-1 and, playing on without the
strapping, she limped to victory.
World number one and top seed Ana Ivanovic and former
champion Maria Sharapova, the third seed, have already been
humbled this week. Jankovic will hope intensive treatment over
the next 48 hours will allow her to face Thailand's Tamarine
Tanasugarn for a place in the quarter-finals on Monday.
- Reuters