http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/89235.html Jankovic, Henin first to qualify for year-end Madrid final 穿着背号2号的Jankovic t-shirt http://www.wtaworld.com/showpost.php?p=11327518&postcount=1692 Carlsbad, California - Serb Jelena Jankovic was all smiles on Wednesday after qualifying along with world number one Justine Henin in the first two places for November's WTA Championships. The Madrid final starting November 6 features the top eight players in the world. Henin, with five titles this year including a fourth Roland Garros trophy, has not played since losing a Wimbledon semi-final to Marion Bartoli. Jankovic, competing at this week's Acura Classic, will be the first Serb to play the year-ender. Little more than a year ago, ten opening-round defeats had her ready to quit the game and head for university. "Here I am, number three and in the world and already qualified at this point of the season," said the 22-year-old. "I'm delighted to be part of such an elite event." Jankovic, who won the Wimbledon mixed doubles with Scot Jamie Murray, won four titles in the first half of the season. "Now I can relax and give a chance to the other girls. Seriously, it's so important for me to qualify," she said. "I have won events on three different surfaces this season. This does a lot for my confidence. I just want to try and play may game like always, and be the best that I can." Jankovic said that her Rome turnaround in 2006 which kept her in the game - she reached the quarter-finals and took Venus Williams to three sets - was thanks to the encouragement of her mother, who travels with her. "Otherwise I might have gone back to university. Today I would be behind a ton of books trying to become a genius," she joked. "Being number three now is just a fairy tale." 这样可以多休息了 把机会给其他女孩吧 lol --

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