Jelena Jankovic has been on fire since the start of last week, and it showed even more today at the finals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix against Russian Nadia Petrova.
Both players battled at their highest level for the title, as Petrova was going for her second title of the year, and the No. 2 seed Serb was going for a second title in a row and third of the year. Jankovic battled and won to Petrova in straight sets, 64 63.
"I'm very proud of winning my second tournament in a row. It was not easy coming here from China and I had very tough matches against Zvonareva and Venus, but I'm thrilled to win the Porsche today," Jankovic said. "This is a great event - one of my favorite tournaments - and having both my parents and my godfather and his wife here made it extra special. Today wasn't the highest level but I'm happy I was able to hang in there in the end and be the champion."
"There are some days you wake up and you know it's not going to be your day," Petrova said. "No matter what I tried today it didn't work, and my legs felt really heavy. Putting today aside I'm really happy with my week, though. I'm having a lot of fun practicing again and I want to keep this up. I'm very excited to finish the season and look ahead to what might be possible next year."
"I am very happy that the hard work I've put in is paying off," Jankovic added. "I've been playing very well since the US Open and my confidence is quite high. I will try to do my best again next week and as I've repeatedly stated, my goal is to finish the season No.1."
Results
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Singles - Final
(2) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. Nadia Petrova (RUS) 64 63
Both players battled at their highest level for the title, as Petrova was going for her second title of the year, and the No. 2 seed Serb was going for a second title in a row and third of the year. Jankovic battled and won to Petrova in straight sets, 64 63.
"I'm very proud of winning my second tournament in a row. It was not easy coming here from China and I had very tough matches against Zvonareva and Venus, but I'm thrilled to win the Porsche today," Jankovic said. "This is a great event - one of my favorite tournaments - and having both my parents and my godfather and his wife here made it extra special. Today wasn't the highest level but I'm happy I was able to hang in there in the end and be the champion."
"There are some days you wake up and you know it's not going to be your day," Petrova said. "No matter what I tried today it didn't work, and my legs felt really heavy. Putting today aside I'm really happy with my week, though. I'm having a lot of fun practicing again and I want to keep this up. I'm very excited to finish the season and look ahead to what might be possible next year."
"I am very happy that the hard work I've put in is paying off," Jankovic added. "I've been playing very well since the US Open and my confidence is quite high. I will try to do my best again next week and as I've repeatedly stated, my goal is to finish the season No.1."
Results
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Singles - Final
(2) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. Nadia Petrova (RUS) 64 63
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