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
excited lucky
I think this is a lucky place for me and I am just so excited right now.
perfect trying hard
You don't have to be perfect, but you have to try hard. And I did all the time.
revenge excuse lost
I would like to take revenge but I'm not looking for excuses for having lost to her
thinking play differences
When you play a tiebreaker, you dont have time to think of anything, ... You have to go for your shots because one shot can make such a difference. Thats the kind of shot that can break an opponent.
men thinking games
Just look at Andy Roddick. He has the biggest serve on the men's tour and he's not the No. 1 because other parts of his game are not so good. I think it's more important to have the desire and the other parts of your game.
thinking player together
I am working on it but I don't thinking having a good serve is the most important thing. It is about a lot of things coming together that makes you a good player.
nervous like-you said
I just said to myself, She's just like you, you know, she can be nervous
lose team win
We lose as a team and we win as a team,
break shots time
When you play a tiebreaker, you don't have time to think of anything, ... You have to go for your shots because one shot can make such a difference. That's the kind of shot that can break an opponent.
break shots time
When you play a tiebreaker, you don't have time to think of anything. You have to go for your shots because one shot can make such a difference. That's the kind of shot that can break an opponent.
single stay trying win
When you play you don't even think about the score. You're trying to win every single point. I was trying to stay focused.
easy solid step win
Yes, I think she is, but it's not easy to win a title, ... I think that's one more step that she can do because she has a pretty solid game. She's still pretty young.
ask people recognize security
Yes, people do recognize me and ask for autographs, ... But people are friendly. I don't feel like I need security here.
almost saw
When I saw the draw, I was almost crying, ... I said 'Ma, I want to go home'.