Charleston, South Carolina – In the top half of the draw, top seed Jelena Jankovic (short-odds-on favorite at BetUS) started her title defence campaign with a winning performance, defeating qualifier Alexandra Stevenson of the USA in straight sets 7-5, 6-0. Bidding to dethrone the reigning champion, Jankovic, are some of the Tour’s best players, including Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams. But as both Sharapova and Williams fall in the bottom half of the draw, Jankovic faces fi

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