STANFORD, Calif., July 26 (UPI) -- Serbia's Jelena Jankovic defeated Lilia Osterloh to earn a match with defending champion Kim Clijsters in the $600,000 Bank of the West Classic in California.
Jankovic posted a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Osterloh in Tuesday's first-round play of the hardcourts tournament. She is set to meet Clijsters, ranked No. 2 in the world, Wednesday. Clijsters won the Bank of the West Classic in 2001, 2003 and 2005 and was a finalist in 2002.
U.S. qualifier Shenay Perry notched an upset of the first round, knocking off fifth-seeded Daniela Hantuchov, 6-2, 0-6, 6-3.
Sixth-seeded Japanese Ai Sugiyama beat Czech Kveta Peschke, 6-3, 6-4, while Aussie Samantha Stosur was an easy winner over Ukraine's Olga Savchuk, 6-1, 6-3, and Russian Vasilisa Bardina beat India's Sania Mirza, 6-3, 6-2.
