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
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.
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.
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,
affect beat fair
I think it didn't affect my game. But do I think she had something? I don't think so, ... ... I didn't think it was a fair play, but she could do it by the rules. And she did it. ... If that's the only way she can beat me, it's up to her.
second slice
she said. ''But second serve, it's still, I slice it too much. There is not much I can do.
fair taking
Taking the 12-minute timeout, I don't think was fair play, ... But she could do it by the rules.
great memory moment remain waiting
For me personally, it will remain as a great memory. I'd been waiting for a moment like this for years.
seconds
If she has 20 seconds, she's going to use 25 seconds between points,
extremely favorite martina
I'm extremely happy. Martina was always one of my favorite players. Now I like her even more.