Jankovic v Zvonareva in Dubai third round – who will win?

Question

Sixth seed Jelena Jankovic faces 12th seed Vera Zvonareva in the third round of the 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships. Who will win? Jankovic enters the match after winning a three set marathon in the second round, while Zvonareva barely worked up a sweat in her 6-0, 6-0 second round win.

Answer 1

Jankovic’s fighting win against Aravene Rezai in the second round here, and her three set victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova in the Fed Cup are positive signs after a below par 2009. The Serb also leads Zvonareva 6-4 in their head-to-head matches. Zvonareva though comes into the match on a seven match winning streak, after successfully defending her Pattaya Open title. She might have the edge over Jankovic here.