<p>The Serb pulled back from 4-1 down in the first set and had a set point on serve at 6-5 before losing the tiebreak. Jankovic then, twice, recovered breaks in the second set but Martinez Sanchez clinched the biggest title of her career after breaking for the third time. <br />Former world number one Jankovic beat Serena and Venus Williams earlier this week but fell short in her bid for a third Italian Open title. <br /><br />Sanchez signalled her intent from the start, getting Jankovic scrambling to the net to recover drop shots. The Serb crouched down on her knees for a few seconds after going down 4-1.<br /><br />Martinez Sanchez let Jankovic back in the match with some unforced errors and wasted a set point at 5-4 but still managed to take the set with a smash at the net. <br /><br />She kept mixing it up and proved her groundstrokes were not shabby either, rifling a splendid backhand winner to break for the third time in the second set to go 6-5 up. <br />Martinez Sanchez then clinched victory by nailing her second match point with a serve and volley winner. <br /><br />Jankovic, the 2007 and 2008 champion, will climb to fourth in next week's rankings after reaching the final.</p>
<p>The Serb pulled back from 4-1 down in the first set and had a set point on serve at 6-5 before losing the tiebreak. Jankovic then, twice, recovered breaks in the second set but Martinez Sanchez clinched the biggest title of her career after breaking for the third time. <br />Former world number one Jankovic beat Serena and Venus Williams earlier this week but fell short in her bid for a third Italian Open title. <br /><br />Sanchez signalled her intent from the start, getting Jankovic scrambling to the net to recover drop shots. The Serb crouched down on her knees for a few seconds after going down 4-1.<br /><br />Martinez Sanchez let Jankovic back in the match with some unforced errors and wasted a set point at 5-4 but still managed to take the set with a smash at the net. <br /><br />She kept mixing it up and proved her groundstrokes were not shabby either, rifling a splendid backhand winner to break for the third time in the second set to go 6-5 up. <br />Martinez Sanchez then clinched victory by nailing her second match point with a serve and volley winner. <br /><br />Jankovic, the 2007 and 2008 champion, will climb to fourth in next week's rankings after reaching the final.</p>
