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
match playing tough
She was playing very well and it was a tough first match for me.
helps
I like to play first, it helps me with my preparation.
second serve slice
I feel like my first serve is getting better. But the second serve, I still slice it too much.
match
She had a match point, but I never give up, ... You just go for it.
happened slow start trouble
I'm a very slow starter. I usually start to play better when I am in trouble and that's what happened today.
arrived bed difference evening glad hit monday morning starting time tokyo
I arrived from Tokyo on Monday evening and I'm glad I got to play in the morning today, because I really want to go to bed now, the time difference is really starting to hit me.
fair minutes taking time
By taking like 12 minutes time out, I don't think it was a fair play, but she could do it, I mean, by the rules. And she did it,
start
I usually start to play well when I'm in trouble.
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.
ready takes
I wasn't angry, because I know that's the way she plays. She use everything, you know. If she has 20 seconds, she takes 25. That's the way she plays, and I was ready for this.
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.
few past
You've no idea what I've been through these past few days,
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?
playing seen
I have never seen her playing that well.