Jankovic scores success in U.S. Open women's doubles

NEW YORK - Serbian female tennis player Jelena Jankovic and Klara Koukalova of the Czech Republic qualified for the U.S. Open women's doubles third round as they defeated Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan and Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain in the Saturday match, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5.

In the next round, Jankovic and Koukalova will play against Zimbabwe's Cara Black and India's Sania Mirza who as tournament's third seeds.

Photo AP, Matt Rourke