Posle meca sa bakicom Bammer:
Q. What did you do well tonight?
JELENA JANKOVIC: I was very solid from the beginning. I didn't make so many errors and didn't give her anything. I was very focused, you know, just from the start. I knew that she likes to play the long points. If I get into that it can get very difficult out there.
I didn't want to do that. I just tried to move her and not to give her the balls where she likes to hit them. She likes to block your balls. The harder you hit, the harder she likes to bring those balls back. She can be very dangerous.
I'm very happy I was able to get through this match.
Posle meca sa Elenom:
The real drama, though, occurred under lights as Jankovic and Dementieva fought out a tension-filled semi-final in which both players had match points.
Despite some poor serving -- Dementieva had 17 double faults and Jankovic eight -- the pair produced some of the best tennis of the week, with numerous lung-busting baseline rallies that had the crowd enthralled.
Jankovic snatched the first set on a tiebreak after just one break of serve apiece before Dementieva played a near-flawless second set to level the match.
The third set was an epic in itself as Jankovic held three match points at 5-4, only for the Russian to break back.
The next two games were also breaks before Dementieva forced four match points of her own as she charged ahead 6-2 in the tiebreak.
But Jankovic would not give in and after fighting back to 6-6, Dementieva's 17th double fault gave Jankovic her fourth match point and the Russian netted a forehand to hand her the match.
"I think you saw my reaction -- I was like,'Oh my God, I can't believe I won'," Jankovic said.
"I had three match points and got upset when I didn't win it and then she had I don't know how many match points. I can't believe I won."
The win put Jankovic through to only her second final of the year and the former world number one said she had almost forgotten what it was like.
"It feels unbelievable," she said. "It's been a long time since I was in a final like this. Hopefully I can play well against Dinara. It's going to be tough."
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