Jankovic Dispatches Kirilenko on Stadium Court

Unseeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia ousted 16th seeded 6-1, 6-4 in one-hour and 27 minutes in a first-round Acura Classic match on Stadium Court at the La Costa Resort and Spa.

Playing under cloudy skies, Jankovic took control of the first set at 1-1 as she used two service breaks to win five straight games and wrap up the set in 29 minutes.
In the second set, Kirilenko rebounded to take a 4-1 lead. Jankovic then called for a Sony Ericsson WTA Tour trainer on the changeover and took a medical time-out to be treated for blisters on her left foot.

Following her treatment, Jankovic took advantage of a string of unforced errors by Kirilenko and came back to take a 5-4 lead.

Jankovic served for the match, but began the game by double faulting. Later in the game, with the score at deuce, the Serbian executed a perfectly hit drop volley winner to reach her first match point.

On the next point, Jankovic blasted a service winner to win the match.

• Jankovic is making her third career Acura Classic appearance. She reached the third round last year before losing to Kim Clijsters.
• Jankovic will play the winner of the Chanda Rubin / Alona Bondarenko match in the second round.
• Jankovic is ranked 29 in the world.
• Kirilenko is ranked 21 in the world.
• Kirilenko was making her second career Acura Classic appearance. She lost in the first round to Daniela Hantuchova last year.

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