Vaidisova beats Jankovic to win Korea Open

Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic defeated top seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in the final of the Korea Open here Sunday to claim her first title of year. Vaidisova, the tournament's youngest player at the age of 16 and ranked 24 in the world, routed Jankovic, the world No 17, 7-5, 6-3.
The second-seeded Czech, who won two titles in Vancouver and Tashkent last year in her debut season, did not drop a set throughout the 140,000-dollar tournament.
Jankovic, who endured a three-hour semi-final against rising French star Tatiana Golovin on Saturday, appeared not to have fully recovered from the ordeal, and needed treatment throughout the match.