Published 4/2/2008
at FOXSports.com News for TENNIS
Jelena Jankovic advanced to the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open when Elena Dementieva retired with a back injury trailing 6-3, 3-1 on Wednesday.
Dementieva received courtside treatment from a trainer before calling it quits after 58 minutes. Seeded 10th, she came into the quarterfinal with an eight-match winning streak.
The No. 4-seeded Jankovic won her opening match by saving five match points in a third-set tiebreaker against Sofia Arvidsson.
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