 Kuznetsova's only Grand Slam win was in the 2004 US Open
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Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, winner of last week's Stuttgart Grand Prix, claimed the scalp of Jelena Jankovic in the Italian Open quarter-finals.
The world number eight broke her Serbian opponent four times on the way to a 6-1 7-6 (7-3) victory.
Kuznetsova will next play sixth seeded Belarussian Victoria Azarenka, who beat Estonia's Kaia Kanepi 7-6 6-3.
In other quarters, Dinara Safina plays Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and Venus Williams meets Agnieszka Radwanska.
After cheaply surrendering the first set, Jankovic had a chance to turn the tide with two break points at 6-5.
But Kuznetsova defended both to stay in the set and was rewarded as she tied up victory in one hour and 38 minutes.
It was a measure of revenge for the 23-year-old after Jankovic, ranked below her at the time, beat her in straight sets in the event's final two years ago.
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