LAST 16. U.S. OPEN 2008
FLAVIA PENNETTA defeated AMELIE MAURESMO 6-3, 6-0
DINARA SAFINA defeated ANNA-LENO GROENEFELD 7-5, 6-0
SERENA WILLIAMS defeated SEVERINE BREMOND 6-2, 6-2
VENUS WILLIAMS defeated AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 6-1, 6-3
ELENA DEMENTIEVA defeated NA LI 6-4, 6-1
PATTY SCHNYDER defeated KATARINA SREBOTNIK 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
SYBILLE BAMMER defeated MARION BARTOLI 7-6(7-3), 0-6, 6-4
JELENA JANKOVIC defeated CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
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QUARTERFINALS
DINARA SAFINA defeated FLAVIA PENNETTA 6-2, 6-3
SERENA WILLIAMS defeated VENUS WILLIAMS 7-6(8-6), 7-6(9-7)
ELENA DEMENTIEVA defeated PATTY SCHNYDER 6-2, 6-3
JELENA JANKOVIC defeated SYBILLE BAMMER 6-1, 6-4
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SEMIFINALS
SERENA WILLIAMS defeated DINARA SAFINA 6-3, 6-2
JELENA JANKOVIC defeated ELENA DEMENTIEVA 6-4, 6-4
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FINAL
SERENA WILLIAMS defeated JELENA JANKOVIC 6-4, 7-5
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(The pictures above show Jelena at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. It was an excellent year for the Serbian player, who reached the final of the US Open (see results above) and the semi-finals of the Australian and French.)