Flavia Pennetta defeats Jelena Jankovic to enter semis at Porsche Grand Prix

Stuttgart, Germany
May 01, 2009 

Defending champion Jelena Jankovic lost to Flavia Pennetta 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix. Pennetta will face World No. 1 Dinara Safina in the semifinals. Safina defeated eighth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-2. In other matches, Elena Dementieva defeated Marion Bartoli 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 and will play four-time semifinalist Svetlana Kuznetsova, who defeated Gisela Dulko 6-3, 6-2.

Friday, May 1, 2009
Singles - Quarterfinals
(1) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. (8) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 64 62
(2) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. Marion Bartoli (FRA) 62 46 63
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. (3) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 26 64 64
(5) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 63 62

Doubles - Quarterfinals
Mattek-Sands/Petrova (USA/RUS) d. (1) Black/Huber (ZIM/USA) 75 46 107
Dulko/Pennetta (ARG/ITA) d. Spears/Sun (USA/CHN) 61 63

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