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Sep 3, 2009 3:30 pm US/Pacific

Shvedova Upsets Jankovic In 2nd Round Of U.S. Open

NEW YORK (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan celebrates after defeating five seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia during their 2nd round US Open match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Sept. 3, 2009, in New York.
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Yaroslava Shvedova has upset No. 5 seed Jelena Jankovic in the second round of the U.S. Open.

The 21-year-old from Kazakhstan won 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6) on Thursday. Shvedova had never defeated an opponent ranked higher than No. 15.

She closed out the third-set tiebreaker with an ace after setting up match point with an overhead slam to end a long rally.

Jankovic lost in the finals at the U.S. Open last year but the former top-ranked player has not advanced past the fourth round at a Grand Slam this year.

The 55th-ranked Shvedova also reached the third round at the French Open this year.