Jankovic gathers up energy to win in Beijing

The finals at the China Open in Beijing are over, and it was Jelena Jankovic who prevailed in easy straight sets.

Kuznetsova obviously had a better chnace of winning, since she had a good lead in the head-to-head results, but it didn't turn out that way, as Jankovic ousted the No. 4 seed to win the title with a 63 62 victory.

"Svetlana beat me two times this year," said Jankovic, who lost to the Russian in the semifinals of Dubai and last week in Tokyo. "I was really motivated to get a win against her, and winning in two sets is very satisfying. Having played her last week I was really able to analyze my game against hers, and it worked."

"I'm disappointed. I wasn't moving to the ball or doing the right things on the court; I love playing here, so it was disappointing to not play well in the final," Kuznetsova said. "But she played well today. She was consistent as always. I think we both played better in Tokyo, but she played better than me today."

Jankovic also made the final last year, and had a better chance of winning than her opponent Agnes Szavay, but despite being up a set and 5-2 in the second set, she fell to the Hungarian, 67(7) 75 62.

"I didn't think about last year today," Jankovic said. "This year is different. I'm a different player and this was a different atmosphere. I was thinking positively.

"I'm happy to win the title of course. I'm close to gaining the No.1 spot again, but I'm just trying to focus on playing one match at a time and working on my game. I would love to come back to No.1 and end the year at No.1."