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April 29th, 2011

Belgrade: Janko Sets Up Novak Clash

draw The seventh-seeded Janko fended off a challenge from India’s Somdev Devvarman in Belgrade on Friday to win 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 and set up a semi-final against world No. 2 Novak Djokovic. This will be Janko’s third semi-final of the season and first ever on his home soil.

Jankela closed out the first set 6-3 in 47 minutes. He then was broken twice to lose the second set, but edged his opponent in the decider, saving four break points and breaking twice to seal victory two hours and 39 minutes. read more…

April 28th, 2011

Belgrade: Janko Crushes Zverev

draw Much to the delight of the home crowd, Janko’s second-round clash against Germany’s Mischa Zverev was his quickest win in 9 months. Jankela crushed the German 6-2, 6-0 in 54 minutes and advanced to the quarter-finals of the Serbia Open.

Jankela has now reached the quarter-final stage or better at three ATP World Tour events this season, highlighted by a runner-up finish in Delray Beach in February. read more…

April 26th, 2011

Serbian Davis Cup Team Honoured

draw The winning 2010 Serbian Davis Cup Team, Janko, Novak Djokovic, Nenad Zimonjic and Viktor Troicki, were presented with diplomatic passports on Monday in Belgrade. The passports were handed over by Vuk Jeremic, who is a minister of foreign affairs in Serbia.

“I’m honoured to grant diplomatic passports to people who have contributed so much to the popularity of Serbia in the world. Our country has gone through bad times and the effects can still be felt. Bad image, disrepute and prejudice are still present in some parts of the world. read more…

April 25th, 2011

Belgrade: Janko Beats Nishikori In Opener

draw Janko enjoyed a winning start at the Serbia Open 2011, defeating Japan’s Kei Nishikori 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 in Belgrade on Monday. The match lasted two hours and 46 minutes.

Winning 92 per cent of first serves and being solid on return, Nishikori broke Janko in the second and eighth games of the first set to take it 6-2 in 34 minutes. The turning point of the second set came in the third game when Jankela broke his opponent for a 2-1 lead after a long deuce game. The Japanese became rattled and erratic on his shots; he committed a total of 25 errors in the set. Leading 4-2, Janko snatched another break to go 5-2 up before serving out the set. After trading wins in the first two games of the decider, Jankela broke Nishikori’s serve and it seemed the match was slipping away from the Japanese. But Nishikori replied strongly, breaking back in the next game to go level at 2-2. From that point on, the match turned into a dogfight. The next eight games were holds and the match had to be decided on a tie-break, which Jankela took in style with a 7-0 whitewash. read more…

April 15th, 2011

Janko Getting Ready For Serbia Open

draw Janko is currently getting ready for the Serbia Open in Belgrade, scheduled to start April 23. This will be his second appearance at the event, having reached the second round in 2009 (lost 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 to Novak Djokovic).