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PARIS: Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic set up an all-Serbian
semifinal showdown at the French Open as both scored comfortable
straight-set wins on Tuesday.
Second seeded Ivanovic, 20, moved within one
match of her third Grand Slam final in the past year by defeating
Swiss veteran Patty Schnyder 6-3, 6-2 in her quarterfinal.
Third seed Jankovic, 23, then powered past
Spanish qualifier Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3, 6-2 to reach her fourth
Grand Slam semifinal.
The pair had met six times with Ivanovic winning
five of them but it will be their first meeting in a Grand Slam
tournament.
The 20-year-old Ivanovic lost to Justine Henin
in straight sets in the final here last year and to Maria Sharapova
in the Australian Open final in January.
Following Monday’s defeat of top seed
Sharapova, Ivanovic is assured of taking the world No.1 spot for the
first time if she lifts the title here on Saturday.
-- AFP
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