Jankovic sweeps aside Kuznetsova to win in Rome

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ROME, May 20 (Reuters) Jelena Jankovic continued her impressive preparation for the French Open when she beat world number three Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5 6-1 in the final of the Italian Open today.

The 22-year-old Serbian, seeded three, was far too consistent for her Russian adversary, who made a series of unforced errors to lose eight of her 10 service games.

''It's an unbelievable win for me. I've got better and better through the week,'' said Jankovic at the courtside.

''I moved so well -- that was the key to the match today.

She's such a powerful player and I was just trying to cover as many of her balls as possible. I really didn't expect to win today.'' The title was Jankovic's third of 2007 and her second on clay following her victory at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston last month.

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Story first published: Thursday, August 24, 2017, 15:54 [IST]

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Jankovic sweeps aside Kuznetsova to win in Rome