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
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.
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.
match playing tough
She was playing very well and it was a tough first match for me.
match
She had a match point, but I never give up, ... You just go for it.
against difficult focused four hours likes match patty
Like I said, it was a difficult match to play after four hours waiting. You know when you play against Patty Schnyder , you're very focused on what she likes to do, what she doesn't like to do.
best confidence kim match player
This was the best match I ever played. For me, Kim is the best player in the world -- this will give me confidence for the future.
both key knew match tired winning
Both of us knew that winning the first set was the key to the whole match because we were both getting tired from the week-long tournament.
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.
against almost both challenge close decide emotional feels great match matches point three winning
It was a close match and very emotional for both of us. I have had so many matches winning 7-6 in the third, so I know how it feels to be that close and when one point can decide the whole match that we play for almost three hours. It's a great challenge for me to play against someone who is younger, who has nothing to lose, who is from Russia.
confident feeling finish less match shot time
It's been a long time I could finish the match like that in less than an hour. I was feeling very confident with every shot that I was making.
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.
gives good martina match otherwise per seem
I told Martina that I just seem to have one good day per week, otherwise I'd be No. 1 already. This kind of match really gives me a lot of confidence.
early fast felt match means move nervous pressure wake
To play at 10 o'clock, that means you have to wake up at 6 and when you go for your warm-up you don't feel fast enough because it's early in the morning, ... I wasn't nervous about it, but during the match I felt that I didn't move that well and she just put a lot of pressure on me.