TOKYO, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Jelena Jankovic and Elena Dementieva, two of the world's top four women tennis players, were defeated Friday at the $1.34 million Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
Jankovic, carrying the No. 2 ranking, was ousted by fifth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova, 2-6, 7-5, 7-5, while qualifier Katarina Srebotnik swept past Dementieva, ranked fourth, 6-3, 6-4, in Friday's quarterfinals at the Tier I hard-court tournament. A third upset of the day occurred when Nadia Petrova beat sixth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-3, 6-0.