Jankovic in Finals, Zheng Falls

It was the usual typical frustration I experienced when watching the semi-final match between Serbian, Jelena Jankovic and Russian, Vera Zvonareva.

On the one hand, it was not surprising to see Jankovic's suspect serve and mental fragility almost cost her the match but on the other hand, it was equally frustrating seeing her Russian opponent not taking her chances to see out the match, after winning the 2nd-set comfortably, 2-6.

I can see why Zvonareva is currently in the top 10 on the WTA Tour - smooth groundstrokes, very intelligent play and not fearful to approach the net - testament to her strong doubles play.

I can also see why Jankovic, although having reached the top of women's tennis, has not won her first Slam - she lacks diversity of play (hits hard, harder or hardest with little net play) and of course, the weak serve.

If she can can improve these 2 aspects of her game, I can see her grabbing her first Slam - but not just yet...

Jankovic's close 7-6 2-6 6-4 win over Zvonareva means that she meets another Russian in the final, Svetlana Kutznetsova who overcame a hostile crowd to beat home favourite, Zheng Jie 7-6 7-5.

I think the final will be a close encounter, with each player taking a set. But I feel Jankovic will take the match in the deciding set simply because Kutznetsova is in a transition period at the moment with her change in coach and training location.