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	<title>WTA Tennis Tour News &#187; Elena Dementieva</title>
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		<title>Dementieva announces unexpected retirement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Off court news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elena Dementieva]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Olympic Champion Elena Dementieva made a surprise announcement that she is retiring at the age of 29 after losing her last group match at the year-end WTA Tour Championships in Doha on Friday. She is seen here in the photo wiping away some tears after her announcement. The World No. 9 ranked player has given [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wozniacki takes home the championship at Tokyo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 00:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Caroline Wozniacki]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No. 1 seed, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark captured the championship at the 2010 Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan, by defeating No. 7 seed, Elena Dementieva of Russia, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3. Caroline had something to prove this year, because she had lost her opening matches in both of her previous appearances at this event. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wozniacki and Dementieva set for Tokyo final</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Results]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caroline Wozniacki]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Francesca Schiavone]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No. 2 seed, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and No. 11 seed, Elena Dementieva of Russia are set to face each other on Saturday in the final of the 2010 Pan Pacific Open being played in Tokyo, Japan. Wozniacki withstood a late comeback in her semifinal match to defeat 8th seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stosur and Dementieva advance to meet in 4th round</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2010/09/stosur-dementieva-4th-round-us-open-tennis.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[US Open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniela Hantuchova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elena Dementieva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elena Vesnina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samantha Stosur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sara Errani]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No. 5 seed, Samantha Stosur and No. 12 seed, Elena Dementieva both advanced with straight-sets wins and will meet in the 4th round of the 2010 U.S. Open. Stosur of Australia breezed through quite easily over No. 37 ranked Sara Errani of Italy 6-2, 6-3. Stosur came close to losing her 1st round match against [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bondarenko upsets No. 8 seed Li at U.S. Open</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2010/08/bondarenko-upsets-no-8-seed-li-at-u-s-open-tennis.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Na Li]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kateryna Bondarenko from Ukaraine pulled a huge upset in round one of the U.S. Open, defeating No. 8 seed, Na Li of China. Li admitted she wilted in the stifling heat with temperatures peaking at around 95 degrees Fahrenheit. &#8220;From the middle of the second set I was feeling the energy was going down,&#8221; Li [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pavlyuchenkova captures Istanbul tennis title</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Results]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caroline Wozniacki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elena Dementieva]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russian third seed, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, defeated compatriot Elena Vesnina 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 on Sunday to capture the WTA Istanbul Cup title in Istanbul, Turkey. At 19-years-old, Pavlyuchenkova is ranked No. 24, the highest-ranked teenager in the world. It was her second career championship after Monterrey earlier this season. Pavlyuchenkova did it the hard way, taking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Serena Williams lose her No. 1 ranking at Wimbledon?</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2010/06/will-serena-williams-lose-her-no-1-ranking-at-wimbledon-tennis.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wimbledon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caroline Wozniacki]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jelena Jankovic]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/?p=1754</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to OnTheBaseline, the No. 1 ranking is up for grabs at Wimbledon. Serena Williams could theoretically be dethroned by No. 3, Jelena Jankovic, by her sister, Venus Williams ranked No. 2, by Caroline Wozniacki ranked No. 4, or even by Samantha Stosur ranked No. 6. Elena Dementieva is currently ranked No. 5, but is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safina pulls out of Wimbledon</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2010/06/safina-pulls-out-of-wimbledon-tennis.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Injury]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dinara Safina]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stephanie Dubois]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dinara Safina of Russia has decided to pull out of the 2010 Wimbledon, following the lead of countrywoman, Elena Dementieva who withdrew because of a calf injury on Tuesday. &#8220;I had to pull out today,&#8221; tweeted Safina on her Twitter feed. &#8220;My back injury came back and I can&#8217;t play&#8230; I tried but I can&#8217;t&#8230;sorry.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dementieva pulls out of Wimbledon</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Injury]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[World number five, Elena Dementieva of Russia, has pulled out of Wimbledon due to an injury. The calf injury that forced Elena to quit her French Open semifinal against Italian Francesca Schiavone will cause her to miss this year&#8217;s Wimbledon which starts next Monday. Elena announced on Tuesday on her Website that she hasn&#8217;t fully [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dementieva retires after 1st set putting Schiavone into final</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[French Open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elena Dementieva]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Francesca Schiavone of Italy is into her first Grand Slam final after Elena Dementieva retired following the first set of their semifinal match at the 2010 French Open in Paris. Elena came out onto the court with both thighs wrapped, but seemed to be playing normally at the beginning of the match. With one break [...]]]></description>
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