Breathless Jankovic survives US test

World number two Jelena Jankovic was pushed all the way by Sofia Arvidsson before reaching the third round of the US Open.

The Serbian star lost a tight second set before recovering to beat the tenacious Swede 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 in three close sets. Both players had chances in a marathon third set before an exhausted Jankovic triumphed in two hours and 44 minutes.
"It was really tough - I am completely out of breath," she said.
Third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova and fifth seed Elena Dementieva also won, but eighth seed Vera Zvonareva crashed out at Flushing Meadows. The Russian lost 6-3 6-3 to unseeded Ukrainian Tatiana Perebiynis.
Lindsay Davenport beat Alisa Kleybanova 7-5 6-3 in the night match.
The 1998 champion was repeatedly pegged back by the Russian teenager in a scrappy match, but eventually prevailed in one hour 31 minutes.
"I didn't play quite as well as I did (in the first round)," said the 32-year-old American. "Didn't find my rhythm but sometimes you just have to get through these matches."