Jelena Jankovic
"People hugging each other on the Adria tour, I'm so nervous as it is rather crowded"
Adria Tour was launched in Belgrade on Friday, June 12, and the organizer is Novak Djokovic, hosting the players like Zverev, Tim, Dimitrov, and even Jelena Jankovic.
The first matches were played on Friday, the audience had a great time, but not everyone had a positive opinion about the whole event, especially the American journalist Ben Rothenberg.
Spectacle in Belgrade: Adria Tour officially opened
Novak Djokovic, world no.1 tennis player, managed to gather tennis world stars such as Dominic Tim, Alexander Zverev and Grigor Dimitrov, who will participate in a humanitarian tournament over the weekend.
The grand opening was a real spectacle.
The tennis players held a press conference, and then headed to the courts, where a mixed doubles was played.
Djokovic: Jelena Jankovic returns! VIDEO
The Serbian tennis player talked about the upcoming spectacle of the Adria tour, which will be held in Belgrade, Zadar, Banja Luka and Podgorica.
"I am very pleased to announce Jelena Jankovic's return to the tennis court after more than two years," Djokovic said.
After that, Jankovic briefly joined the program via a video call and said:
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Jankovic retires from Washington opening round due to injury
WASHINGTON - Serbia's top-ranked female tennis player Jelena Jankovic retired from her first round match at the Washington tournament against Oceane Dodin of France due to injury.
Dodin was leading 2-0 in the third set and the two were tied 1-1.
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Jankovic ousted by world number 272 Jing-Jing Lu
NANCHANG - Serbia's top-ranked female tennis player Jelena Jankovic has ended her campaign at the Nanchang WTA tournament after losing 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 to world number 272 Jing-Jing Lu of China.
Sixth-seeded Jankovic, who currently ranks 70th in the WTA world rankings, confirmed she is still in a crisis of results.
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Jankovic beats Riske in Rome opener
ROME - Serbia's top-ranked female tennis player Jelena Jankovic has got off to a successful start at the Rome WTA tournament after beating American Alison Riske 6-3, 6-3 in the first round late Monday.
Jankovic, who won after 84 minutes, is now 2-0 head-to-head against Riske.
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Jankovic defeated in Prague opener
PRAGUE - Serbia's top-ranked female tennis player, world number 54 Jelena Jankovic, has been knocked out of the Prague WTA tournament after losing to the Czech Republic's Kristyna Pliskova 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round on Tuesday.
World number 51 Pliskova converted a break point in each set to win the match.
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Jankovic, Krunic knocked out of Charleston tournament
CHARLESTON - Serbia's Jelena Jankovic and Aleksandra Krunic have been knocked out of the Charleston WTA tennis tournament.
Jankovic, the 2007 winner at the tournament, lost 6-1, 6-3 to Australian Samantha Stosur in the second round, with Krunic defeated 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 by Croatia's Mirjana Lucic-Baroni.
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Jankovic gets off to winning start in Charleston
CHARLESTON - Serbia's Jelena Jankovic has got off to a successful start at the Charleston WTA tennis tournament after beating Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-0, 6-4 in the opening round.
Jankovic - Serbia's top-ranked female tennis player, who won the tournament in 2007 and reached the final in 2013 - will next face Australia's Samantha Stosur, against whom she is 7-2 head-to-head.
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Jankovic beats Falconi, to face Venus Williams
INDIAN WELLS - Serbia's top-ranked female tennis player Jelena Jankovic has got off to a successful start at the Indian Wells tournament after beating American Irina Falconi 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.
Jankovic won their first-ever encounter after slightly over two hours of play and a series of errors and break points, especially in the second set.
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