Jankovic through to Cincy third round

The world's second-ranked player, and defending Cincinnati champ outlasted, Dushevina 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. Jankovic defeated Dinara Safina in the final last year.
Another second-round match saw 16th-seeded Marion Bartoli notch a 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 win over Alona Bondarenko.

In first-round action Tuesday, 10th-seeded Maria Sharapova defeated fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2. Kuznetsova was coming off a victory last week in San Diego.

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