Dementieva and Jankovic setup US Open tennis semifinal showdown

Elena Dementieva and Jelena Jankovic have cruised into the 2008 US Open semifinals. The no. 5 seed, Dementieva was first up on center court and easily accounted for the 15th seeded Patty Schnyder 6-2, 6-3.  Jankovic followed this up with an equally impressive victory over the the 29th seed from Austria Sybille Bammer, 6-1, 6-4.

Both Dementieva and Schnyder served at a good percentage with 80% and 75% respectively. The key stat from the match was the number of unforced errors. Dementieva who is full of confidence following her recent Olympic gold medal win in Beijing made 14 while Schnyder had 29. Dementieva was well on top of her opponent and created 13 break points and was able to convert on 5. Her opponent could only manage 1 of 2.

In the after match interview Dementieva said she feels that she will need to improve her game to go all the way at the US Open. She expected she might end up playing Jankovic in the semifinal. This is how it worked out.

Jankovic dominated her opponent and had 19 break point opportunities and was able to convert 8. The no.2 seed made just 14 errors compared with Bammer’s 40. That was pretty much what decided the match.

We now await the outcome of the all Williams quarterfinal and the Dinara Safina-Flavia Pennetta quarterfinal. At this stage we now know that Ana Ivanovic will lose the top ranking in women’s tennis, just who replaces her is still wide open.

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