Venus Williams beats Jankovic to reach U.S. Open semifinals; Henin next

NEW YORK, Sep 5 - Venus Williams got her Grand Slam groove back just in time.

Way down Wednesday night, Williams turned her game on when she needed to, then got some help from a fading foe and beat No. 3-seeded Jelena Jankovic 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) to return to the U.S. Open semifinals for the first time since 2002.

Williams was able to do what her sister, Serena, couldn"t in the quarterfinals the night before: overcome a daunting deficit against a top opponent. And now Venus will play the woman who beat Serena, No. 1 Justine Henin .

In the other semifinal, 2004 Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova will meet No. 6 Anna Chakvetadze in a matchup between two Russians.

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