Dementieva and Jankovic set up semi-final confrontation
Jelena Jankovic and Elena Dementieva won their respective quarterfinal matches at the US Open on Tuesday to set up a semi-final showdown.
Jankovic needed only two sets to defeat Sybille Bammer in the quarterfinals, steamrolling her Austrain opponent to take a step closer to her first ever grand slam title.
"I would love to make another step forward and reach my first final of a Grand Slam," Jankovic said after her hour and a half long outing on Tuesday. "I'll try my best and hopefully I can do it."
Elena Dementieva booked her place opposite Jankovic in the US open semi-finals with a 6-2, 6-3 defeat of Switzerland's Patty Schynder. Dementieva's match against Jankovic will mark her fourth appearance in the semi-finals of the US Open.
"I have to improve my game if I want to go through to the final," Dementieva said. "I want to attack more. I want to be more aggressive on the court. You can't play defensive if you want to be number one."
With Ana Ivanovic certain to be demoted form her world number one ranking after the US Open, Dementieva, Jankovic and Serena Williams are all in with a chance of finishing the US Open at the top of the WTA world rankings.
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