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
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.
few past
You've no idea what I've been through these past few days,
crowd enjoyed great
There were some great rallies and I think the crowd really enjoyed the match.
minutes played saw
So when I saw that we'd played just 35 minutes and I was a set and 4-0, I thought, that's not enough.
dementia girl powerful russian serve
Do you know that Russian girl Dementia or something like that? Her serve is no more powerful than mine.
good
I think it was a very good match,
best great kim moment number player ranked
Kim is not ranked number one on the world but for me at the moment she is the best player on the tour. It's like she's all over the place all the time. But it will be great to play her.
affect beat fair
I think it didn't affect my game. But do I think she had something? I don't think so, ... ... I didn't think it was a fair play, but she could do it by the rules. And she did it. ... If that's the only way she can beat me, it's up to her.
both close emotional experience maybe
I think it was very close and it was very emotional for both of us, ... Maybe she doesn't have so much experience as I do.
last match night playing shocked watched
I watched her match last night and I was shocked by the way she was playing. She was playing unbelievable the whole year.
great memory moment remain waiting
For me personally, it will remain as a great memory. I'd been waiting for a moment like this for years.
beat
If that's the only way she can beat me, I mean, it's up to her.
bit happened slow start today
I just feel like I'm a very slow starter. I usually start to play well when I'm in trouble, like happened today when I was one-set, one-love down. I just started to play a little bit more aggressively.
beat game great lost today tournament win
But I still feel like it was a great tournament for me, big win yesterday. Even that I lost today 6-1, 6-2, I feel like I have a game to beat her ? but not today.