Jankovic reaches semis of the Sony Ericsson Championships
Jelena progressed to the semi-finals of the WTA Tour Championships in Doha with a 7-6 (8/6) 6-4 win over Svetlana Kuznetsova. Her win also secured Vera Zvonareva her semi-final spot.
Jankovic needed treatment on a back injury at the start of the second set. She was clearly suffering from a lower back problem but showed all the tenacity that has become her trademark to out-battle the sixth-seeded Russian in the second set.
Jankovic said afterwards that the trainer had told her “something moved out of position” in her back and that more treatment would be required before Friday’s clash with Zvonareva, a match which will decide the group winner.
“It started being stiff at the end of the first set and at the beginning of the second I started feeling pain.”
“I couldn’t push off on my serve and some groundstrokes - I was struggling, it was uncomfortable.”