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Tennis

Top-ranked Jankovic advances contemptuous opposition losing: Serena Williams and Ana Ivanovic withdrew from the WTA Tour’session season-ending result Friday, and top-ranked Jelena Jankovic advanced despite loss 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Vera Zvonareva in Doha, Qatar.

Zvonareva and Jankovic each advanced to the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Championships because of winning records in the round-robin stage of the eight-player tournament.

Zvonareva plays Elena Dementieva and Jankovic faces Venus Williams today.

Serena Williams pulled out with a stomach injury before her match against Dementieva, handing the Russian a spot in the final four. Ivanovic withdrew from her match against Svetlana Kuznetsova because of a poison.

“I did feel pain remain night,” U.S. Open champion Williams uttered. “I was still in torment just getting out of bed.”

Williams lost to her sister, Venus, 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 Thursday.

Serena Williams bristled and pointed a finger at a journalist who suggested she should have played Friday despite her injury.

“I should make you work out … with respect to, allied, 22 years and make you have a severe stomach strain, and then make known to you to play for the sponsors,” she related. “You should try it.”

Boxing

Garden party: American Roy Jones Jr. claims he has been seeing Joe Calzaghe punching in his sleep.

That shouldn’t be a astonishment. The undefeated defender from Wales is known for his tremendous work rate, often throwing more than 100 punches in a complete. He is usually moving forward, pressuring his opponent.