Top seeds advance at San Diego
Afp, California
Serbian second seed Jelena Jankovic defeated American Vania King 6-3, 6-0 on Thursday, joining three other seeds in reaching the third round of the 1.34 million-dollar San Diego Classic. Jankovic was playing on the WTA for the first time in a month in the wake of her third-round Wimbledon loss to France's Marion Bartoli, who also advanced in straight sets at the US Open hardcourt tuneup tournament. Bartoli captured her first victory since her runner-up finish at the All-England club as she beat Japan's Aiko Nakamura 7-6 (7/4), 6-1. Bartoli struggled with a difficult first set before rolling to victory and into the third round after a bye. After a loss to Venus Williams capped a fairy-tale fortnight on English grass, Bartoli was beaten last week in her first match at an event in Stanford.
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