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Jankovic loses Italian Open final 7-6 (5), 7-5 to unseeded Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez

ROME (AP) — Jelena Jankovic lost the Italian Open final to unseeded Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez on Saturday, falling 7-6 (5), 7-5 to the Spaniard's array of touch volleys and drop shots.The seventh-ranked Serb beat hard-hitting Venus and Serena Williams in her previous two matches, but struggled against Martinez Sanchez's clay-court shotmaking in this warmup for the French Open in two weeks.It's the first Tier I title — and third title overall — for the 26th-ranked Martinez Sanchez, a left-hander who beat second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in the third round and knocked out former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic in the semifinals."It was really an unbelievable tournament for me," Martinez Sanchez said. "What can I say? It's incredible."Jankovic was aiming for her third title at the Foro Italico, but more than once ended up sprawled on the clay after chasing down drop shots."She played so well," Jankovic said. "She really killed me with all those drop shots, and I killed myself falling all over the pl...

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