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Dementieva comes out tops in Sydney

Elena Dementieva successfully defended her Sydney International title on Friday, leaving Serena Williams with injury concerns.

Williams, Dementieva make Sydney final

Serena Williams survived a scare from Aravane Rezai on Thursday but booked her spot in the final of the Sydney International against Elena Dementieva.

Dementieva, Jankovic ousted at US Open

Former finalists Elena Dementieva and Jelena Jankovic were eliminated in successive surprises in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open on Thursday.

Serena storms into Australian Open final

Serena Williams eased to an emphatic 6-3 6-4 victory over Elena Dementieva to advance to a fourth Australian Open final on Thursday.

Dementieva extends unbeaten run into quarters

Elena Dementieva downplayed any suggestions she was the favourite for the Australian Open title after she romped into the quarterfinals on Monday.

Jankovic to face Serena Williams in final

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.

Games-weary Nadal, Dementieva battle on

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.

Nadal takes Olympic gold

Spain’s Rafael Nadal adds Olympic gold to his glittering season collection as he destroys Chilean Fernando Gonzalez in the men’s singles final.

Djokovic wins Serbia’s first tennis medal

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.

Venus powers into final

Champion Venus Williams powered her way to her seventh Wimbledon final on Thursday with a 6-1, 7-6 victory over Russian Elena Dementieva.

Safina wilts under Peer pressure

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.

Federer, Gonzalez set up clash as Sharapova crashes

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…

Off-court dramas unsettle Hewitt

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…

Roddick, Mauresmo crash out of Aussie Open

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…