Jankovic and American Williams sisters and Russian Dementieva and Safina advanced to the quarterfinals of the Olympic tournament in Beijing

Posted by bumeral

August 14, 2008

BEIJING - In the female branch of the Olympic tennis tournament there were no surprises. The serbia Jelena Jankovic, Americans Venus and Serena Williams and Russian Elena Dementieva and Dinara Safina had no trouble getting their passes to the round of the eight best.

The largest of the famous Williams sisters, Venus, the seventh favorite, won by 6-3 and 6-2 to Belarussian Victoria Azarenka,-seeded No. 12 in just over an hour. And Safina (6 °) defeated by 6-4 and 6-3 to china Jie Zheng, who came to give to be the surprise semifinalist at Wimbledon.

Venus, former world leader, like her sister, was crowned as double Olympic champion in Sydney 2000. Now his opponent in the quarter will be the dangerous china Na Li, who will have the encouragement of the public. The host has to overcome the Estonian Kaia Kanepi by 4-6, 6-2 and 6-0.

The new number one in the world, Jankovic, intensified its work in order not to lose the first set before the Slovak Dominika Cibulkova (16 °), which collapsed as he lost by such a partial and won by 7-5 and 6-1. The tennis player will play in Belgrade with Safina.

For Jankovic will be a commitment to high risk, as Safina comes from winning titles in cement and also gave this season its great leap forward in quality to the final of Roland Garros.

The French Alize Cornet (15 °) brought against the ropes in the fourth preclasificada, Serena Williams, who had to give back the advantage gained by the gala to succeed finally in 3-6, 6-3 and 6-4. The player from Florida will play against Dementieva, the fifth favorite, who beat the Danish Caroline Wozniacki, one of the highest climb, 7-6 (7-4) and 6-2.

The other quarter duel starring as the Russians Vera Zvonareva and Austrian Sybille Bammer. The first is the ninth-seeded and beat Italian Francesca Schiavone by 7-6 (7-4) and 6-4, while Bammer beat the Czech Lucie Safarova 7-5 and by 6-4.

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