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Serbia prevails

PERTH: Serbian stars Jelena Jankovic and Novak Djokovic struggled against their lower-ranked opponents from Taiwan but the top seeds still prevailed 3-0 to open their Hopman Cup campaign on Sunday.

In the women’s singles, Jankovic traded service breaks with the 143rd-ranked Hsieh Su-Wei throughout the match but won it in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4. Later, France beat Argentina 2-1.

The results:

Group A: Serbia bt Taiwan 3-0 (Jelena Jankovic bt Hsieh Su-wei 6-4, 6-4; Novak Djokovic bt Lu Yen-hsun 7-5, 2-6, 6-3; Jankovic & Djokovic bt Hsieh & Lu 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(8)).

Group B: France bt Argentina 2-1 (Tatiana Golovin bt Gisela Dulko 6-4, 6-3; Arnaud Clement lost to Juan Ignacio Chela 3-6, 1-6; Clement / Golovin bt Dulko / Chela 6-3, 6-2). — Agencies

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