Summary
WORLD number three Jelena Jankovic had to overcome injury, a dogged opponent and even an errant driver to reach the second round of the Australian Open after an extraordinary first-round escape at Melbourne Park.
The 22-year-old (pictured right), who came into the tournament with a thigh injury sustained during the Hopman Cup in Perth, needed just over three hours to beat little-known Austrian Tamira Paszek 2- 6 6-2 12-10 in a match in which she came from 4-1 down in the deciding set and saved three match points.See the full content of this document
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Lawn Tennis: Jankovic Overcomes Injury and Adversity
Jankovic's struggle was in stark contrast to the dominance of tournament favourites in defending champion Serena Williams an...
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