Elena Dementieva
Elena Dementieva
Elena Viacheslavovna Dementieva; born 15 October 1981) is a retired Russian tennis player. Dementieva won the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, having previously won the silver medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. She won 16 WTA singles titles, reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open and reached seven other Grand Slam semi finals. Dementieva was also part of the Russian team that won the 2005 Fed Cup, won the 2002...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth15 October 1981
advantage player seconds trying
That's the kind of player she is. I mean, she's trying to use everything, you know, just to take any advantage of, you know, some little distraction, everything. If she has 20 seconds, she going to use 25 seconds between points.
ready takes
I wasn't angry, because I know that's the way she plays. She use everything, you know. If she has 20 seconds, she takes 25. That's the way she plays, and I was ready for this.
beat exciting good martina mean player playing possible
Martina is a good player and it's exciting to see her back. But that doesn't mean I won't be playing and I'll do everything possible to beat her.
feeling played pressure trying
I was trying to play aggressively, trying to play my game. I had a feeling like I had nothing to lose. I didn't feel any pressure before the match. I just played aggressively and solidly today.
again bad change glad hard last losing match playing winners
I was glad that I could change the match around after that bad first set, ... She was playing like she had nothing to lose, which makes it hard because she really went for winners and was so aggressive. I really wanted to play her again after losing to her last week.
emotional emotions nervous sure
I think she's emotional but she doesn't show you her emotion on the court. I'm sure she can be nervous. She can be nervous but she doesn't like to show you.
bit good maybe needs
I think she's a very good player, ... and maybe she needs a little bit more experience.
great results tough
I think she's a great player, ... She's got some great results this year. It's going to be a tough match.
change changing game point winning
You can change the game around by winning an unbelievable point or by changing the rhythm,
change fair game playing point return taking
You can change the game around by playing an unbelievable point or return but taking a 12-minute timeout, I don't think it was fair play,
excited lucky
I think this is a lucky place for me and I am just so excited right now.
change days match open playing time
I don't think I can change anything in my game, ... I feel disappointed with this loss, but at the same time I know how well I can play. It wasn't my day (Thursday) and she was playing unbelievably well. It's more than two days before I'll play my first match in the U.S. Open so I'll be OK.
good hot nervous serve stay struggling three
I was struggling with my serve the whole match, ... I was kind of nervous and couldn't do the right motion. But I didn't want to stay and play three sets, it was hot and she was in good shape. So I started go for winners.
aggressive defensive moved playing time
She was very aggressive from the first ball. She moved me around very well. I was playing kind of defensive all the time and that's what I don't like to do.