TENNIS
New No. 1 Jankovic wins Porsche title New No. 1 Jelena Jankovic won her second title in two weeks, defeating Nadia Petrova of Russia 6-4, 6-3 Sunday in the final of the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany.
Jankovic, a 23-year-old Serb, also won the China Open last week and the Italian Open earlier this year.
"I am really proud of myself," she said. "I am playing with a lot of confidence and I played some good tennis this week."
Jankovic was assured of taking the top ranking today from Serena Williams regardless of the outcome of the final. Jankovic already held the No. 1 spot for one week in August.
"I feel that every day I am getting better and better. I am really working on my game, I want to reach my full potential," Jankovic said.
• Tomas Berdych won the Japan Open for his first singles title in 16 months, beating Juan Martin Del Potro 6-1, 6-4 in Tokyo.
• Dmitry Tursunov of Russia won the Open de Moselle by beating Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-4 Sunday in the final.
HORSE RACING
Carriage Trail gains Breeders Cup Ladies Carriage Trail won the Juddmonte Spinster at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., in a record time Sunday, winning for the third time in four starts. The 7¾-length victory in the $500,000 Spinster automatically qualified Carriage Trail, ridden by Kent Desormeaux, for the Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic this month. Carriage Trail's time of 1:46.77 shattered the track record by more than a second. She paid $9.20, $5 and $3.40. • Zarkava has won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, taking command in the stretch and becoming the first filly in 15 years to win the race in Longchamp, France.
