Former no. 1 Jelena Jankovic won the Hong Kong Open on Sunday after defeating German Angelique Kerber 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1.
Kerber missed out on a chance to clinch a spot in the WTA season wrapup event starting in just over a week in Singapore. The second seed who defeated former grand slam champions Francesca Schiavone and Samantha Stosur on her way into the final, but was only firing at half-strength at the end.
Jankovic collected her second title of the autumn in Asia after a September trophy in Guanzhou as she reversed a three-match losing streak to the ninth-ranked German.
