Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic reach Cincinnati 3rd round

CINCINNATI - Serbia's Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic have reached the third round of the USD 2,567,300 Cincinnati WTA Masters 1000 tournament.

In the second round, Jankovic beat Annika Beck of Germany 6-1, 7-6 (7-0) early Thursday, while Ivanovic defeated Christina McHale 6-4, 6-0.

In a bid to reach the quarter-finals, Jankovic will face Sloane Stephens of the United States, who beat Barbora Zahlavova of the Czech Republic 7-5, 6-1.

Jankovic has a 2-0 head-to-head ratio against Stephens.

Ivanovic will next face Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia, who beat Eugenie Bouchard of France 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

Ivanovic has a 9-4 head-to-head ratio against Kuznetsova.

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