Jankovic scrapes through in US

Jelena Jankovic survived a second-set scare before advancing to the third round of the US Open with victory over Sofia Arvidsson.

The Serbian second seed was taken the distance at Arthur Ashe Stadium by her Swedish opponent before grinding out a 6-3 6-7 (5/7) 7-5 triumph.

Jankovic, who recently lost the world’s top ranking to Ana Ivanovic after holding it for just a week, had been cruising at 3-0 up in the second set.

She also squandered a 3-0 lead in the tie-break to let the match go to a deciding set.

Jankovic finally claimed victory after a tense third set when Arvidsson - ranked 63rd in the world – sent a backhand long for her 54th unforced error.

A quarter-finalist at last year’s US Open, Jankovic faces 26th seed Anabel Medina Garrigues or Jie Zheng in the next round.