2014: Good results and final back injury Jelena Janković

janković @ 2014 bnp paribas open.

janković kicked off 2014 @ premier-level event brisbane international number 4 seed. beat former roland garros champion francesca schiavone, elina svitolina, , world number 9 angelique kerber reach semifinals lost world number 2 victoria azarenka in 3 sets. first time made semifinals of australian open warm tournament since 2007. seeded fourth @ sydney international, janković upset in first round ekaterina makarova in straight sets. next stop australian open. defeated 3 japanese players consecutively, misaki doi, ayumi morita, , kurumi nara, reach fourth round set rematch against , coming romanian simona halep, janković lost in 3 sets. next set of tournaments during middle-eastern hard court swing @ doha , dubai. made semifinals in doha, beating karin knapp, alisa kleybanova, , petra kvitová, dropping less 4 games in each match. lost angelique kerber in second set tiebreak. in dubai, janković defeated maryna zanevska , lucie Šafářová, both in straight sets, before falling serena williams in quarterfinals.

janković played 2 premier mandatory events during north american hard court swing @ indian wells , miami. @ indian wells, defeated yvonne meusburger, magdaléna rybáriková, , caroline wozniacki in straight sets reach quarterfinals against agnieszka radwańska. in 3rd , deciding set, janković came 0–4 deficit, leveling match @ 4–4. despite having game points in following 2 games, lost match, 5–7 6–2 4–6. suffered shocking opening round exit in miami against varvara lepchenko, serving match @ 5–1 in 3rd set. lost match 3–6 6–2 6–7.

her clay court season started in charleston, 2nd seed , defending finalist. made quarterfinals, defeating lauren davis , ajla tomljanović. lost eugenie bouchard in 3 sets, continuing 3-set misery 2014. on red clay @ bogotá, janković made finals, failed defend title against caroline garcia. lost in straight sets. @ 2014 porsche tennis grand prix, reached semifinals after recording wins on mona barthel, flavia pennetta , alisa kleybanova. lost compatriot ana ivanovic. janković lost in 2nd round @ madrid anastasia pavlyuchenkova. did @ 2014 internazionali bnl d italia in rome reached semifinals, losing errani. defeated pennetta , 3rd seed agnieszka radwańska en route. @ roland garros, janković seeded 6th , reached 4th round lost errani again.

janković had dismal grass court season. lost opening matches @ eastbourne , wimbledon madison keys , kaia kanepi respectively. in august, participated in montreal 7th seed. had first round bye , faced sloane stephens in opener. won in 3 tight sets. in 3rd round, lost rising american coco vandeweghe in tight 3-set match. @ 2014 western & southern open, 8th seed , received first round bye. defeated annika beck in second round , defeated sloane stephens spot in quarterfinals. in last eight, lost serena again. janković reached 4th round @ open lost belinda bencic in straight sets. janković fell out of top 10 after open concluded.

janković travelled tokyo pan pacific open. 4th seed , received first round bye. lost spaniard garbiñe muguruza in opening match. @ inaugural wuhan open, janković 10th seed defeated christina mchale in first round. in following match, faced vandeweghe retired in first set while trailing 1–4 problem. in beijing, janković defending finalist fell in 3 sets alizé cornet in opening round. last tournament of season inaugural tianjin open top seed. overcame alla kudryavtseva in first round. lost zheng saisai.