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Dokic to Face Safina

Dokic to Face Safina

Posted by Nick at 12:21 PM on January 26, 2009



Australian Jelena Dokic run continued at the 2009 Australian Open with a 7-5, 5-7, 8-6 win over seeded Russian Alisa Kleybanova. Jelena edged a highly competitive first set before her younger opponent levelled after a set of entertaining tennis. The third set made gripping television as Dokic fought back from a break down, at 6-5 Dokic then rolled her ankle. She showed strength and fight and broke Kleybanova at 7-6 to take the win.


She now faces Russian Dinara Safina after she fought to beat France's Alize Cornet 7-5 in the third set, also through to the quarter finals are Elena Dementieva, Serena Williams, Carla Suarez Navarro, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Marion Bartoli and Vera Zvonareva.


Quarter Finals.


Vera Zvonareva vs. Marion Bartoli

Jelena Dokic vs. Dinara Safina

Suarez Navarro vs. Elena Dementieva

Serena Williams vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova


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