(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Sixth seed Angelique Kerber defeated Jelena Jankovic 6-1, 7-6 (8-6) to enter the final of the Qatar Total Open at the Khalifa International Complex here on Saturday.
It was Kerber's second victory over the fifth seeded Serbian in their three meeting
The German maintained her perfect record of not losing a set in the Premier 5 Tournamen
The sixth-seeded German, who has already played 20 matches this year, uses Doha as her training base and looked at home as she quelled a spirited fight-back from the fifth-seeded Jankovi
The former world number one from Serbia was four times within two points of forcing the decider but went down 6-1, 7-6 (8-6) when Kerber's retrieving drive under pressure caught the net cord and fell dea
Kerber was merely relieved to have snatched victory any way she could, especially as she had also won the first set in their encounter in Brisbane last month but still los
A major part of the success came because Kerber prevailed in two monster games in the middle of the second set, one with six deuces, the other with seven
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