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/ 15 January 2010
Elena Dementieva successfully defended her Sydney International title on Friday, leaving Serena Williams with injury concerns.
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/ 14 January 2010
Serena Williams survived a scare from Aravane Rezai on Thursday but booked her spot in the final of the Sydney International against Elena Dementieva.
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/ 4 September 2009
Former finalists Elena Dementieva and Jelena Jankovic were eliminated in successive surprises in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open on Thursday.
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/ 29 January 2009
Serena Williams eased to an emphatic 6-3 6-4 victory over Elena Dementieva to advance to a fourth Australian Open final on Thursday.
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/ 26 January 2009
Elena Dementieva downplayed any suggestions she was the favourite for the Australian Open title after she romped into the quarterfinals on Monday.
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/ 6 September 2008
World number two Jelena Jankovic advanced to her first grand-slam final in the US Open on Saturday, setting up a showdown with Serena Williams.
Beijing gold medallists Rafael Nadal and Elena Dementieva shook off their Olympic hangovers on Monday to stumble into the second round of the US Open.
Spain’s Rafael Nadal adds Olympic gold to his glittering season collection as he destroys Chilean Fernando Gonzalez in the men’s singles final.
Novak Djokovic claimed Serbia’s first-ever Olympic tennis medal on Saturday while the giant-killing run of China’s Li Na came shuddering to a halt.
Champion Venus Williams powered her way to her seventh Wimbledon final on Thursday with a 6-1, 7-6 victory over Russian Elena Dementieva.
Ninth seed Dinara Safina missed setting up a rematch with fellow Russian Elena Dementieva when she was harried out of Wimbledon in the third round.
Top seed Roger Federer set up a French Open quarterfinal against old rival Fernando Gonzalez on Monday but he was below par in a 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 win over Frenchman Julien Benneteau in a rain-hit tie. Gonzalez had looked impressive earlier in the day when he swept past the final American, Robby Ginepri, in straight sets 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 6-1.
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/ 20 January 2008
Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt says behind-the-scenes scheduling dramas unsettled his build-up to his big Australian Open match with Marcos Baghdatis that led to the latest finish in grand-slam history. Meanwhile, fifth seed Maria Sharapova brushed aside fellow Russian Elena Dementieva and Justine Henin stormed into the quarterfinals.
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/ 18 January 2008
Sixth seed Andy Roddick was knocked out of the Australian Open after a bad-tempered five-setter early on Saturday, joining 2006 champion Amelie Mauresmo on the third-round scrapheap. The American fell on his sword after a marathon three hours and 53 minutes of intense tennis against German 29th seed Philipp Kohlschreiber.