Jankovic ousted on Day 4; compatriot Ivanovic has opposite results

Jelena Jankovic fail to win her fourth title in a row, as she was ousted on Day 4 of the Zurich Open, however, compatriot Ana Ivanovic was able to make it through to the quarterfinals.

Although Jankovic's opponent had a 0-5 head-to-head result before this match, this is probably one of Flavia Pennetta's greatest wins of the season, as she won 57 63 63.

"I'm very happy with the match today, I played her twice recently and last week in Moscow it was just a matter of a few points here and there," she said. "That was the difference today, I was able to win those points. I think maybe mentally she might have been tired from all the tennis she played recently but I also served better in the second and third sets than she did.

"Another crucial factor was I learned a lot from my last match against her and if you go down the line first in the rally before her rather than always playing cross court, this can cause her problems," Pennetta added.

Jankovic might have lost the match, but she didn’t lose her sense of humor. "I don't know what it is with me and Zürich, maybe there is some spell on the court or something on my racquet that causes me not to do well here," she said of her record at the tournament, where she has never been past the second round.

"Seriously though, I was quite tired this time coming here after playing in three different countries in three weeks with the three tournaments I won," she added. "I was mentally and physically more tired. I just tried my best and it didn’t work out. I also have to give Flavia credit because she was very solid, did everything right and deserved the win today."

Katarina Srebotnik is the one who Pennetta faces, after she won to Polish Agnieszka Radwanska, 26 76(6) 63.

Other wins of the day included Victoria Azarenka not losing a game to Monica Niculescu, who took out Anna Chakvetadze; and Petra Kvitova won to Sofia Arvidsson, 62 61; and No. 2 seed Ivanovic won to Marion Bartoli, 62 64.

Friday, October 16, 2008

Singles - Second Round
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) bt Monica Niculescu (ROM) 6-0 6-0
Petra Kvitova (CZE) bt Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 6-2 6-1
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) bt (1) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 5-7 6-3 6-3
Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) bt (5) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 2-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-3
(2) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) bt Marion Bartoli (FRA) 6-2 6-4
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) bt (4) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 6-3 3-0 ret