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
played three time waited
I've waited a long time for this moment, ... I've played three finals, but this is the first I've won.
playing tennis williams
It was another Williams today. She was playing different tennis today.
allowed game passive played risky
I should've played more risky in that game but I was too passive and allowed her to dominate,
beginning maybe mistakes playing
Sometimes its not because she did so many mistakes for nothing, ... I was playing well from the beginning and maybe that's why she did so many mistakes from the beginning.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
match playing tough
She was playing very well and it was a tough first match for me.
continued court game pierce plan played player remain run stronger third
She played well in the first two sets, ... I just continued to play the same game in the third set and remain aggressive. The plan was to run Pierce all over the court as we thought that I was the stronger player physically.
advantage angry bit chance gave maybe playing second took win
Maybe I was a little bit angry in the second set, but then I know if I want to win this match, I have to be focused, not think about what she did, ... ... I didn't take advantage of the first set, that I was playing so good. ... I just gave her a chance to play better in the second set, and she took the advantage of this.