Russian tennis cutie pie, Elena Dementieva, has easily made her way into the 2nd week of the 2008 U.S. Open tennis tournament. She has yet to lose a set through three rounds. Elena Dementieva won in the 1st round 6-4, 7-5 over 78th ranked Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan. In round two, Elena picked up steam
Russian tennis cutie pie, Elena Dementieva, celebrates winning against Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan during Day 1 of the 2008 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 25, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Elena Dementieva is fresh off of winning the Gold
Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva, is going home with the Gold. Elena, ranked 7th in the world, won a back-and-forth match against Dinara Safina to lead the Russians to triple medals in the 2008 Olympic women's singles. Elena took the Gold, Dinara Safina the Silver, and Vera Zvonareva the Bronze. It is the first tennis
Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva, plays with a tennis ball at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Elena has advanced to the 3rd round. In the 1st round, 5th seed and 7th ranked Elena defeated 45th ranked Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine, 6-1, 6-4. In the 2nd round she beat 69th ranked Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden,
Fifth seeded Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva, was beaten out of the 2008 WTA Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada being played Jul 28-Aug 3. Her opponent was 31st ranked Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia. Elena lost the match 4-6, 2-6. She had a BYE in the 1st round, so she actually lost her 1st match of
This image tells the story. It was a disappointing loss for Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva, in the semifinal of Wimbledon against Venus Williams. Elena started slowly, losing the 1st set 1-6. But she gave it her all, taking the 2nd set to a tie-break. She lost the tie-break 3-7. So it was over in
Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva is through to the semifinals at Wimbledon after her win over 18th ranked fellow Russian, Nadia Petrova. This is Elena's first appearance in the semifinals at Wimbledon. She had made it to the quarterfinals once before in nine tries. Elena played a tough match. She came out strong, winning the
Fifth seed Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva has won a spot in the Wimbledon quarterfinals by defeating 26th ranked Shahar Peer of Israel. Elena made it look easy, winning the match 6-2, 6-1. Elena's next opponent is fellow Russian, Nadia Petrova. Petrova is ranked 18th in the world, so it will be a tough match.
Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva, has made it into the 4th round at Wimbledon for the 4th time in her career. She cruised to a straight-set win over 39th ranked Gisela Dulko of Argentina, winning 7-6 (7-2), 7-5. The sets were close, but Elena kept her concentration to capture the win. She now moves into
Elena Dementieva, a Russian cutie pie, has made it to the third round of Wimbledon. She defeated 19-year-old Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland in a hard-fought 3-set match. Elena lost the first set 4-6. She then came back winning the final two sets 6-3, 6-3. Bacsinszky is ranked # 71 in the world, so this was
