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Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic, Dinara Safina, Vera Zvonareva and Nadia Petrova are already into the third round of the Open de Australia. Serbian and Russian schools are still being felt in the women's table.

The Serbian Jelena Jankovic, the world number one and top of the first series of the tournament, won the Belgian Kirsten Flipkens by a score of 6-4 overall and 7-5 after an hour and forty-six minutes of play. The Belgrade, who reached the semifinals last year, is measured in third round of the Japanese Ai Sugiyama, the twenty-sixth favorite, who beat Nathalie Dechy for the gala a score of 1-6, 6-1 and 6-3. Sugiyama and Jankovic have been measured twice before, Doha and Indian Wells last year with two victories for JJ.

Serbian Ana Ivanovic, head of the fifth series, bowed to Italy's Alberta Brianti by a score of 6-3 and 6-2 after an hour and thirty-two minutes of play. The Belgrade, a finalist last year, in the third round to face Russian Alisa Kleybanova, twenty-ninth favorite, who beat France's Stephanie Cohen-Aloro for a comprehensive 6-1, 3-6 and 6-2. Ivanovic and Kleybanova have never crossed before on the WTA circuit.

Russian Dinara Safina, head of the third series, won his compatriot Ekaterina Makarova in an overall score of 6-7 (3), 6-3 and 6-0 after two hours and eight minutes of play. Safina, who never passed the third round in Australia, where came twice, you will need to see the faces in the third round to Estonian Kaia Kanepi, twenty-fifth favorite, who beat Austrian Patricia Mayr. Dinara and Kanepi were measured three times before, with two victories for Moscow.

Russian Vera Zvonareva, the seventh head series, starred in the beating of the day and the tournament so far, endorsing a double-rosco (6-0 and 6-0) to the Romanian Edina Gallovits in forty-six minutes of game to seal his move to the third round, which will now be measured in the Italian Sara Errani, who bowed to Romanian Monica Niculescu with a score of 6-2 and 6-3. Zvonareva, who reached the fourth round of the tournament aussie in 2004 and Errani, have never faced before.

Russian Nadia Petrova, head of the tenth series of the tournament, won the Indian Sania Mirza by a score of 6-2 overall and 6-3 after an hour and ten minutes of play. Petrova, whose best Mathilde Johansson of France by a score of 6-3, 4-6 and 6-3, and France's Alize Cornet, fifteenth favorite that continues to demonstrate a level of Top-Ten in the second round and broke the German Andrea Petkovic by an overwhelming 6-1 and 6-0. Australia were the results in quarter-finals of 2006, measured in the third round at the French Marion Bartoli, sixteenth head series, which was imposed by the Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova 7-5 and a score of 6-2. Petrova and Bartoli were measured three times before, with a favorable balance of 2-1 and tennis gala.

Another duel that brings the third round of the Slovak Daniela Hantuchova, nineteenth favorite who won with some difficulty

The tennis player Ana Ivanovic serbia continues another week, at the head of the WTA world rankings, with a slight advantage over his compatriot Jelena Jankovic, and the emerging threat of Russian tennis players, which Cope six of the ten top ranking .

The income Ivanovic does not reach the hundred points, just before the beginning of the last Grand Slam of the season, the U.S. Open to be held in New York, and that seems more open than ever.



Jankovic continues as number two in the world, while Serena Williams is third, and precedes the Russian legion, and that six players from that country are within the top ten in the world ranking.

Among the top twenty positions, stresses the arrival of the young Danish Caroline Wozniacki, who imposed after New Haven-which won the end to the Russian Anna Chakvetadze got his second title of summer school and was among the 20 best.

Also, Anabel Medina Garrigues Spanish remains the best placed in the ranking, vigesimosexto to occupy the post, while Carla Suarez (51), Maria Jose Martinez (79) struggling to get into the top 50, while Nuria Llagostera ( 93) and Lourdes Dominguez (96) are intended to ensure its position among the hundred best.

The World Rankings WTA

1. (1) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 3,612 points.

2. (2) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 3,515.

3. (4) Serena Williams (USA) 3,341.

4. (3) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 3,181.

5. (6) Maria Sharapova (RUS) 3,131.

6. (5) Elena Dementieva (RUS) 3,070.

7. (7) Dinara Safina (RUS) 3,047.

8. (8) Venus Williams (USA) 2,586.

9. (11) Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) 2,230.

10. (9) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 2,117.

11. (10) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 2,076.

12. (12) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 1,847.

13. (13) Marion Bartoli (FRA) 1,635.

14. (15) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 1,593.

15. (16) Patty Schnyder (SUI) 1,542.

16. (14) Agnes Szavay (HUN) 1,489.

17. (18) Alize Cornet (FRA) 1,415.

18. (22) Caroline Wozniacki (DIN) 1,403.

19. (17) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 1,335.

20. (19) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 1,202.

A VENCIERON JANKOVIĆ AND HANTUCHOVA

The Russian Maria Sharapova, fifth favorite, and Serb Ana Ivanovic, head of the fourth series, will dispute the final of the womens Australian Open tennis after overcoming the Serbian Jelena Jankovic, 6-3 and 6-1, and the Slovak Daniela Hantuchova, 0-6, 6-3, 6-4, respectively.

With the same great form in which beat the Belgian Justine Henin, the world number one, in the quarter, Sharapova Jankovic defeated, although the Serb was unable to raise all the resistance that he would have liked because of some problems in the back and ended the last game party with tears.

Jankovic has had physical problems since the beginning of the season. During the Hopman Cup in Perth, the Sydney tournament and these two weeks in Melbourne. In the match against Sharapova, the Belgrade had to lie on the track to receive central massage on the back and even left the compound for a few minutes with the physiotherapist.

Ivanovic releases the racket after beating Hantuchova and qualify for the final. (Photo: AP) With tears and feeling that I could not do anything to fix it, Jankovic surrendered the match in one hour and 18 minutes. Sharapova blows scored 33 winners, eight saques direct and ceded his serve only once. "I am very happy of my performance here," he said, "I hope that the defeat in the finals of last year help me now."

For the Russians will be his fourth final of a Grand Slam, after winning the first at Wimbledon in 2004, the United States Open in 2006 and losing in Melbourne last year before the American Serena Williams.

Ana Ivanovic was close to defeat, but pulled out forces weakness to defeat Daniela Hantuchova in straight sets. The Serbs lost by 6-0 and 2-0 before the Slovak, but in a superb reaction successfully overcome and beat his opponent in two hours and 10 minutes. It will be the second Grand Slam final for Ivanovic, who last year lost the Roland Garros before the Belgian Justine Henin.

The Serbian Ana Ivanovic, the ninth favorite, settled the American Venus Williams (8), a finalist in 2003, 7-6 (3) and 6-4, and was placed in the semifinals of the Australian Open which will be measured with the Slovak Daniela Hantuchova (9).

In less than 24 hours, the Serbian power left out of the tournament with the two Williams sisters. On Tuesday, Jelena Jankovic (3), also from Serbia, had defeated Serena, the champion title, by 6-3 and 6-4, and now a battered Venus, who played with a strong bandage on the right thigh, succumbed to Ivanovic in one hour and 46 minutes.

Europe has just about packed with representatives of the four posts in the semi-finals of the first big year-Ivanovic Hantuchova and Sharapova-Jankovic.

Ivanovic was a finalist at Roland Garros and semifinalist at Wimbledon last year. With their victory today, reached the third semifinal of a Grand Slam of his career. The Belgrade had many illusions placed in the party today, because in four matches against Venus encounters, was unable to win even a single set.

But today Ivanovic played loose on a track that loves to take advantage of the weak service of his opponent and gain the first part. After losing to Venus was launched a desperate attack and came to lead the second 3-0. Ivanovic, connecting stunning blows from the baseline was able to equalize and forcing Venus to exchange those who came with not too clearly. And then pulled out the Serbian party to sign up its first victory against him.