E pa ne moze i Verdaska i Jelenu da dobije.
DOHA (AFP) - Jelena Jankovic gave a warning with both words and deeds that she feels a better player for coming into the the WTA year-end championships as world number one.
The charismatic Serbian with four 2008 titles scored a rare win over her compatriot Ana Ivanovic before describing how inspired she feels arriving at the last lap already sure of being top on new year's day.
"Being number one is an amazing feeling and it doesn't put me under any pressure," Jankovic said after her 6-3, 6-4 success, which was only her sixth in eight attempts against Ivanovic.
"I feel more motivation and determination and it inspires me to keep going forward. Every time I go out on court I feel like I'm the number one and it gives me confidence," she said.
It looked like it too. Jankovic was the more consistent player in difficult windy conditions, but that did not prevent her from moving the ball around well and coming forward from time to time as well.
"It was a pretty strong performance," Jankovic said after beating her fellow Serb for only the second time in eight meetings. "It was very windy and not easy to play but I was strong today and very focused.
"Since the last time we played, at the French Open, I have improved so much. My game has gone to another level."
Ivanovic often looked dangerous, smiting some forehands with sharp angles and great weight, but she made a few too many mistakes, and was too often playing catch-up.
She did that quite well from 1-3 in the second set to 3-3, supported by her boy-friend Fernando Verdasco, the Spanish player who had flown from Paris to be with her.
But Ivanovic felt unwell during the last two or three games and suddenly stopped six points from the end feeling dizzy and took a time out.
She resumed by holding her serve, but Jankovic closed out the match confidently on her own delivery, and afterwards Ivanovic claimed she had been dehydrated in the humid conditions.
She resumed, held serve by winning the next two points before Jankovic served out the match.
"I just started feeling dizzy a little," said Ivanovic. "I think it's maybe humidity and I was probably dehydrated.
"I just felt so weak. I had to stop."
This loss is disappointing, because I felt I was playing better and better recently," said Ivanovic, who at one point had to pause with breathing problems and dizziness. "I think I went for a little bit too much at times today."
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