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
beat best full stop talking
It's an old story now and we should stop talking about it. She beat me that day because she was the best player, full stop.
girls played team
It's not my victory. It's a team effort. All the girls played their part.
against challenge coming game great played
For me, it's a great challenge to play against young Russians, ... With Vera, we never played each other before, but we know each other very well. It was very interesting to play and to see who's coming up and what kind of game she has.
balls decided great last match open results surface week
For me it's very important to play one week before the U.S. Open and to have this match practice, ... Just to play on the same surface and use the same balls they use at the U.S. Open. Especially after the great results at the U.S. Open last year, I decided I would do the same thing this year.
exhausted
It was really tough. I'm exhausted but ever so happy.
aggressive high playing solid tough
It was a tough first-round match. She has a pretty solid game, the whole package. She's very aggressive from the baseline. She's playing at a high level.
favorite match score tough
It was a very tough match but I am just thinking, 'Why is my favorite score 7-6 in the third?
close gave match though
It was a very close match, so even though she had a match point, I never gave up. I was just going for the winner.
added found happy playing
It was an added motivation. I was happy when I found out I would be playing her.
rules
Do I think she had something? I don't think so. But she could do it by the rules, and she did it.
achieve against compete crowd easy finish goal good lindsay means meant player players playing stay support true york
That means a lot to me. She's the No. 1 player in the world. It makes me feel that I can compete against such good players and I can achieve my goal to be No. 1 one day. Playing against Lindsay here in New York with the crowd support for her...it wasn't an easy match. I think that I could stay true and finish that well, it really meant a lot to me.
aggressive impose net starting
Amelie was starting to impose herself, so I had to be aggressive and come to the net more.
almost coming feels home likes year
Amelie feels almost at home here. ... I think she really likes to play on this surface, and that's why she's coming here every year and being so successful.
afraid forward great looking playing stadium
We're not afraid because we're used to playing away. It's a great stadium and we're looking forward to playing there.