Jelena Jankovic gives us a tip: Read her body language and determine how healthy she is.
"As long as I'm doing the splits, that means I'm healthy. When I'm not, you know there's something wrong. I'm not too sure about my body. If I go into a split, who knows if I'll come back up?"
JJ, I'm wishing you many more splits in your career, of course those from which you will be able to come back up! (via Down the Line)
France’s Marion Bartoli defeated local favorite Lindsay Davenport 6-1 7-6 to move into the fourth round of the US Open.
The 1998 champion Davenport was asked whether she believed her defeat to No.12 seed Bartoli might be her US Open farewell and the former number one replied: "I was so ****ed off that I didn't think about anything." Hahaha.
In the fourth round Bartoli will play Austrian 29th seed Sybille Bammer. (photos: Getty Images)
The 2004 champion and last year’s finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova lost 6-3 6-7 6-3 in the third round of the US Open to Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia.
Third-seeded Kuznetsova was erratic and made 36 unforced errors, while Srebotnik played consistently on every front and served 13 aces. Kuznetsova said Srebotnik had played an "unbelievable" game.
No.28 seed Srebotnik will play in the fourth round of the US Open for the first time. Her best results at Grand Slams were reaching the fourth round of Roland Garros in 2002 and in 2008.
Srebotnik will face seed No.15 Patty Schnyder for a place in the quarterfinals. (source: Reuters, photo: Getty Images)
Second seed Jelena Jankovic advanced to the fourth round of the US Open with a hard-fought victory over Wimbledon semifinalist Jie Zheng of China, ranked 37th in the world. I’m joking about this "hair stays intact" part because of a recent funny statement of Jankovic (you can read it below).
As always, Jankovic had problems with holding her serve so being a break up wasn’t a big deal for the world No.2. You see, Jankovic converted eight break points, Zheng six. The Serb finished the match on her fifth match point with a final score 7-5 7-5. All those match points were in the final game of the second set which featured 11 deuces.
And here’s the part with Jankovic’s perfect hair. Haha, I read this quote yesterday. When asked what question she has never been asked but wants to answer Jankovic said: "They never ask me why my hair never moves. I use tons of hairspray because of my bangs. Even if I used 100 pins it would all fall out. So I wish they would ask me about my perfect hair!" Jelena, you’re a gem! 
In the fourth round Jankovic will meet 14th seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus or Caroline Wozniacki, the Danish 21st seed. (photo via AFP)
World number one and top seed Ana Ivanovic was stunned by 188th-ranked Julie Coin in the second round of the US Open and it’s the earliest exit by women's top seed at the US Open since tennis turned professional in 1968. Ouch.
The 20-year-old Serb didn’t blame her recent thumb injury for the defeat, but rather her lack of match practice. She said her right thumb had totally recovered and she felt no pain.
Ivanovic is aware of the fact that she hasn't justified her top ranking: "If you are asking if I'm playing like a number one, no." However, she denies the pressure of being top ranked player was the problem.
Ivanovic has been struggling for form since her triumph at the French Open in June. (photo: ivanovic-ana.com)
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