Jankovic beats Venus Williams in Rome
Published:Thursday | May 6, 2010 | 6:16 PM
Two-time champion Jelena Jankovic rolled to a surprisingly easy 6-0, 6-1 win over Venus Williams today and prevented an all-Williams semifinal at the Italian Open.
Williams struggled with her serve and never really threatened on a cool evening at the Foro Italico.
Earlier, younger sister Serena Williams overcame a rough stretch in the second set to dispatch Maria Kirilenko 6-1, 6-4.
In the other half of the draw, former Number one Ana Ivanovic beat 14th-seeded Nadia Petrova 6-2, 7-5 and will face 26th-ranked Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain, who beat Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 7-6, 6-4.