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
playing tennis williams
It was another Williams today. She was playing different tennis today.
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.
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.
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.
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.
felt fresh looked moving playing second
I felt I was playing well, even in the second set. I told myself to keep playing aggressively, to keep her moving as I felt fresh and she looked tired.
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 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.
added found happy playing
It was an added motivation. I was happy when I found out I would be playing her.
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.