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Jankovic crashes out

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Jelena Jankovic has crashed out of the Mercury Insurance Open after a straight-sets loss to Alisa Kleybanova in San Diego.

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Kleybanova claims shock win in San Diego

World number two Jelena Jankovic has crashed out of the Mercury Insurance Open after a straight-sets loss to Alisa Kleybanova in San Diego. The top seed was beaten 7-5 6-2 in one hour 52 minutes in the evening second round encounter, her first appearance at the tournament following a first-round bye. There were no such problems for second seed Samantha Stosur though, the Australian powering past American teenager Melanie Oudin 6-4 6-4. Fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska and seventh seed Shahar Peer also progressed courtesy of straight-sets wins. Radwanska claimed a 6-1 6-3 victory over former world number one Dinara Safina, while Peer defeated Yaroslava Shvedova 7-5 6-4.