Jelena Jankovic reaches her first WTA semifinal since the 2010 French Open when she upends the woman who took her down there, Samantha Stosur, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (4) in Dubai. No. 8 Jankovic came back from a 1-4 deficit in the third set to overcome No. 5 Stosur, who hasn’t reached a semifinal this year.
"I think you always get challenged," the Serbian said. "Every day in a way is a challenge when you step on the court, no matter who you play. The most important thing for me is challenging myself and outperforming myself. If I am confident, if I am relaxed, if I am in a good state of mind, I think I can achieve really good things. But if I start getting negative and start being too self-critical at times, that's when the times get tough for me on the court. I really put myself down and my game falls apart. But I'm trying to, be positive and have fun no matter what."—Matthew Cronin