Top-Seeded Jankovic Upset By Qualifier Diyas in Kremlin Cup Action
October 21, 2010 | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Qualifier Zarina Diyas has upset top-seeded Jelena Jankovic, 6-1, 6-2 Thursday in the second round action at the Kremlin Cup. The 268th-ranked Diyas, who celebrated her 17th birthday on Monday, led 5-0 in the first set when Jankovic called for a doctor and had her blood pressure checked. Jankovic said she had a hard time breathing, and had been ill since coming from a tournament in China.
Jankovic, who has qualified for next week’s WTA championships, managed to break back early in the second set, but Diyas then broke the Serb two times.
In the quarterfinals, Diyas will face sixth-seeded Maria Kirilenko of Russia, who routed Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine, 6-0, 6-0.
The 24th-ranked Kirilenko, who is looking for her first title this season, broke Bondarenko three times in each set. Vera Dushevina also advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-2 win over fellow Russian, Elena Vesnina.
