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No. 1 Jankovic takes Kremlin for third straight title

Oct. 12, 2008
Jelena Jankovic overpowered Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-4 in the Kremlin Cup final on Sunday to win her third title in a row.
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DOHA, Qatar, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Venus Williams rallied to beat top-seeded Jelena Jankovic in three sets in the Sony Ericsson Championships semifinals Saturday in Doha, Qatar.

Jankovic falls, Serena withdraws at Doha

DOHA, Qatar, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Russia's Vera Zvonareva defeated world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic in the Sony Ericcson Championships Friday in Qatar, rallying for a three-set victory.

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DOHA, Qatar, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Jelena Jankovic and Venus Williams highlighted Tuesday's round-robin winners at the $4.55 million Sony Ericsson Championships in Qatar.
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Ivanovic tops Zvonareva in Austria final

LINZ, Austria, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic swept to a straight-set win over Vera Zvonareva Sunday in the championship match of the Generali Ladies Linz tournament in Austria.

Pennetta tops Jankovic at Zurich tennis

ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Unseeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy stunned top-seeded Jelena Jankovic in Thursday's second round at the Zurich (Switzerland) Open tennis tournament.

Jankovic wins Moscow tennis event

MOSCOW, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Serbia's Jelena Jankovic beat Russia's Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-4 Sunday to win the Kremlin Cup women's tennis tournament in Moscow.

Jankovic rallies to win at Moscow

MOSCOW, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Serb Jelena Jankovic won a three-set match Saturday against Russian Elena Dementieva in the women's semifinals at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.

Jankovic, Dementieva advance in Moscow

MOSCOW, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Jelena Jankovic and Elena Dementieva won their Kremlin Cup quarterfinal matches on Friday.
Jankovic advances to Kremlin Cup quarters

Jankovic advances to Kremlin Cup quarters

MOSCOW, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Jelena Jankovic rallied Thursday to claim a second-round victory at the $1.34 million Kremlin Cup tennis tournament in Moscow.
V. Williams out at Moscow's Kremlin Cup

V. Williams out at Moscow's Kremlin Cup

MOSCOW, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Sixth-seeded Venus Williams was upset in a tight three-set match Tuesday in the first round of the $1.34 million Kremlin Cup tennis tournament in Moscow.
Jankovic back at No. 1

Jankovic back at No. 1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Jelena Jankovic regained the world No. 1 spot in women's tennis by winning her second tournament in as many weeks.

Jankovic wins Stuttgart tennis event

STUTTGART, Germany, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Jelena Jankovic banged out a 6-4, 6-3 win Sunday against Nadia Petrova to capture the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany.

Jankovic, Kuznetsova win Beijing semis

BEIJING, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Jelana Jankovic and Svetlana Kuznetsova, the first and fourth seeds, won their semifinal matches Saturday at the China Open in Beijing.

Zvonareva, Shuai advance in China

GUANGZHOU, China, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Vera Zvonareva and Chinese native Peng Shuai won their semifinal matches Saturday at the Guangzhou International Women's Open in Guangzhou, China.

Olympic champ advances at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Recently crowned Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva was among those moving into the third round of the women's draw at the U.S. Open Wednesday.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler