Jelena Jankovic returns a shot against Sofia Arvidsson during Day 3 of the 2008 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
The second-seeded Serbian twice served for the match in the second set and had also opened a 3-0 lead in the tiebreak but each time Arvidsson pegged her back with a series of stinging groundstrokes.
The world number 63 fell 3-0 behind in the decider before threatening to launch another comeback after Jankovic gifted her the break in the seventh game with a double fault.
But Jankovic kept her wits about her to seal victory when Arvidsson shoved a backhand long on match point. She will next face either Wimbledon semi-finalist Zheng Jie or Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues.
