Jankovic sent crashing out by Yan Zi

Yan Zi of China upset world number four Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in three sets to storm into the semifinals of the £600,000 WTA Bangalore Open.
 
Yan, ranked 54th in the world, won 6-3 3-6 6-3 as the top-seeded Jankovic struggled with a shoulder injury during the third set of their quarterfinal match.
 
Yan, looking for her second career title, will take on fourth seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland in Saturday's semifinal.
 
Schnyder, ranked 12th in the world, fought off a spirited challenge from unseeded Akgul Amanmuradiva of Uzbekistan before winning 4-6 6-4 7-6 in two hours and 25 minutes.
 
The other semifinal will feature the Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, who cruised to the last four with easy wins.
 
Second seed Venus brushed aside Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-4 6-3 before younger sister Serena, seeded third, crushed another Russian, Anastasia Rodionova, 6-1 6-4.
 
The Williams sisters, playing for the first time on Indian soil, were excited over their semifinal showdown. "I am happy that one of us will be in the final," said Venus.
 
Serena joked: "She is a tough player and the only chance of beating her is when she is injured. I want her leg to be broken.
 
"Venus is nice to me all the time except when she is on court. I am also very competitive and I always want to win. We will have fun tomorrow."
 
Schnyder said she was relieved after winning the third set tie-breaker against Amanmuradiva.
 
"You never can tell when you get into a tie-breaker in the decider," said the Swiss. "So I am glad to get out of this one."