Thursday, 4 January 2007, 15:04 GMT
Jankovic reaches Auckland semis
Serbian top seed Jelena Jankovic dispatched former champion Eleni Daniilidou to book her place in the semi-finals of the Auckland Classic.
The world number 12 showed no signs of the jet lag that hindered her earlier matches as she beat Daniilidou 6-3 6-4.
Jankovic faces Frenchwoman Camille Pin for a place in the final after Pin saw off compatriot Emilie Loit 6-3 6-3.
On the other side of the draw, American Jill Craybas meets Russian Vera Zvonareva in the other semi-final.
Craybas defeated Argentine veteran Paola Suarez 6-3 7-6 (7-4) to reach the last four in Auckland for the first time.
Zvonareva, the fifth seed, advanced after Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano retired with Zvonareva leading 7-5 2-0.
"Today was a great match, so many great points and Eleni played so good," said Jankovic.
"There were some close calls which could have gone either way and I'm happy today that they went my way."
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