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.
allowed game passive played risky
I should've played more risky in that game but I was too passive and allowed her to dominate,
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.
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.
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.
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.
couple improved last moves played solid
I played her a couple of times before, but right now, she is a completely different player. She has such a solid game. She moves much better. She really improved a lot the last two years.
confidence game good happy hope played rest solid today
I'm happy to have played such a good game in the final. I played very solid today and I hope this will give me confidence for the rest of the season.
desire played stronger team
If she played it would make our team even stronger but I don't think she has such a desire,
good played quite
The first set was quite good but I could have played a little better in the second,
couple mary played
I have played Mary a couple of times before but right now she is a completely different player,
lose team win
We lose as a team and we win as a team,
beat fair fun lying seen
I've never seen such a long break. I didn't think it was a fair play. You know, if that's the only way she can beat me -- I mean, it's up to her. I just don't think it's fun for the players, or the crowd, to see someone lying down for 12 minutes.