Black bows out of Olympics after defeat by Jankovic

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By Sports Reporter

ZIMBABWE’S Cara Black bowed out of the Beijing Olympics at the first hurdle on Monday after a 6-3, 6-3 straight sets defeat to world No. 1, Jelena Jankovic.

Jankovic, seeded second in Beijing, supplanted Ana Ivanovic atop the rankings Monday despite having never won a Grand Slam and claiming only one title this season.

The Serbian, who has won six tournaments in her career, reached the top of the rankings after a 12-month display of consistently successful results.

Over the course of the past year, Jankovic has won the Tier I title in Rome, reached finals at Toronto (2007), Beijing (2007) and Miami (2008) and six semifinals, including two of the three Grand Slams so far this year (Australian Open, Roland Garros).

Fellow Serb Ivanovic withdrew from the tournament Sunday because of a thumb injury.

Black, a doubles expert currently ranked No.1 with her American doubles partner, Liezel Huber, never stood a chance against the hard-hitting Serbian.

Zimbabwe was still the only African country to have won a medal on Monday night following Kirsty Coventry’s silver medal won in the 400-meter individual swimming medley on Saturday. China tops with 14, followed by the USA with 12.
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