Wozniacki beats Jankovic to reach final

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, Apr 10 (AFP): World number one Caroline Wozniacki reached the final of the WTA clay court tournament here Saturday with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Jelena Jankovic. Top-seeded Wozniacki outlasted Jankovic in a match marked by grinding rallies and, in the first set, numerous breaks of serve. Finally, Jankovic said, Wozniacki's ability to extend the rallies was just too much. "She always makes you play an extra ball," the third-seeded Serbian said. Wozniacki booked a clash with Russian Elena Vesnina, who defeated China's Peng Shuai 7-6 (74), 6-3. Wozniacki reached the Charleston final for the second time in three appearances. She was runner-up here to Sabine Lisicki in 2009, but last year was forced out in the semi-finals with an ankle injury.