“I have to improve my game if I want to go through to the final,” Dementieva said. “I want to attack more. I want to be more aggressive on the court. You can’t play defensive if you want to be number one.”
“I’m happy about winning in two sets. Every day I’m moving better. I’m feeling my shots a lot better. That’s the most important thing,” Jankovic said.
Dementieva, who has won 11 matches in a row and 16 of her past 18, also hungers to raise her game despite reaching the French Open quarter-finals and Wimbledon semi-finals and taking Beijing gold.