Jankovic beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-3 here on Saturday to put Serbia 1-0 up against Russia in a Fed Cup semi-final tie. It was the former world number one’s first ever win over Pavlyuchenkova in what was their fourth head-to-head meeting. “I lost three of my previous meetings with Nastia (Pavlyuchenkova) at hardcourts,” Jankovic said. “This time we played in red clay and though the court was not perfect it fits my tennis better than any other surface.”
