Jelena Jankovic felled by Bogdan in Brasil Tennis Cup

Serbian first seed Jelena Jankovic has been eliminated from the Brasil Tennis Cup after her first-round defeat by Ana Bogdan

Brazil: Serbian first seed Jelena Jankovic has been eliminated from the Brasil Tennis Cup after her first-round defeat by Ana Bogdan.

Jelena Jankovic

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The Romanian will next face Ukraine's Lyudmyla Kichenok in Florianopolis, after her victory over Tereza Martincova of the Czech Republic.

Bogdan capitalised on Jankovic's poor performance by winning 6-2 7-5. The world number 29 had threatened a comeback in the second set but swiftly lost momentum. Kichenok overcame Martincova 1-6 6-4 7-6 (7/1).

Bogdan's compatriot Irina-Camelia Begu, the second seed, had earlier defeated Brazilian Paula Cristina Goncalves 6-1 6-2.

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