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
best great kim moment number player ranked
Kim is not ranked number one on the world but for me at the moment she is the best player on the tour. It's like she's all over the place all the time. But it will be great to play her.
couple mary played
I have played Mary a couple of times before but right now she is a completely different player,
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.
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.
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.
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.
desire played stronger team
If she played it would make our team even stronger but I don't think she has such a desire,
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.
almost madison playing remember saw square time york
I play her so many times. I remember my first time playing in New York in Madison Square Garden, first round. When I saw the draw, I was almost like crying. I said, 'Ma, I want to go home.
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.
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.
added found happy playing
It was an added motivation. I was happy when I found out I would be playing her.