Dementieva defeats Safina in Sydney

Elena Dementieva vs Dinara Safina’s last 2 games – MBK Int
The last two games of an epic battle between two in-form world top five players – Dinara Safina & Elena Dementieva (world numbers 2 and 5 respectively).MediBank International Ladies Singles – Quarterfinals(1) Serena Williams (USA) d. Vera Dushevina (RUS) 62 62(5) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. (2) Dinara Safina (RUS) 62 63(6) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 26 62 75 Aravane Rezai (FRA) d. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 63 60

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@MariaUpdates The third quarter is unbelievably difficult, with both Belgians, Dementieva, Kuznetsova, and Pennetta.
New post: Dementieva defends Sydney title, Serena injury fears
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Dementieva crushes Serena in Sydney: Russia's Elena Dementieva defeated a hobbling Serena Williams 6-3, 6-2 at the… http://bit.ly/7mtCEN

And in the semi's Maria could face either Henin, Clijsters, Dementieva, or Kusnetsova. The williams sisters complete the top half of draw!
Watched Elena Dementieva defend her Sydney title just now – surreal experience…she's amazing <3 I hope she's confident for next week now.
New Post #sports: Dementieva beats Serena in Sydney final http://www.readsports.com/tennis/dementieva-beats-serena-in-sydney-final/
Serena stunned in Sydney: Elena Dementieva successfully defended her Sydney International title with a…http://is.gd/6j9wG
Watching the medibank international sydney tennis final between williams and dementieva. And man oh man is williams getting hammered.
Dementieva beats Serena in Sydney final: SYDNEY: Fifth-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia has scored an surprisi.. http://bit.ly/6nFot0
@bobbychin @ziamiki Dementieva facing Henin?? nooooo!! Tough for Elena, but Henin should be worried about that match-up too!
Dementieva defends Sydney title, Serena injury fears (AFP)http://bit.ly/8Qcgs8
Dementieva beats limping Serena: Russia's Elena Dementieva takes advantage of a struggling Serena Williams to secu… http://bit.ly/6JuHMb
Dementieva defends Sydney title, Serena injury fears: Elena Dementieva successfully defended her Sydney Internatio… http://bit.ly/6VsY0F
Melbourne (Australia) Age – Tennis: Dementieva thrashes Serena Williams
Dementieva defends Sydney title, Serena injury fears-JusTwit- http://bit.ly/5aA11r

News Media

Elena Dementieva wins title as Serena Williams suffers – BBC Sport
Russia's Elena Dementieva took advantage of a struggling Serena Williams to secure the Sydney International title with a 6-3 6-2 win. …

Henin test for Dementieva – SkySports
Elena Dementieva was the unlucky seed who will take on former champion Justine Henin in the early rounds of the Australian Open. The 27-year-old Belgian, …

Sydney success for Dementieva – The Press a**ociation
Russia's Elena Dementieva served notice of her Australian Open intent with a thumping win over world number one Serena Williams in the final of the Medibank …

Sports digest: Mets are unhappy Beltran had surgery – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Elena Dementieva. Williams plays today against Dementieva, who beat Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 6-1. (AP) Elsewhere â€” Skip Holtz is the new football coach at …

Federer, Serena snag No. 1 seeds – Minneapolis Star Tribune
2, followed by French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, US Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki, Olympic champion Elena Dementieva and Venus Williams. …

Elena Dementieva, Svetlana Kuznetsova Advance in Sydney, Seeds Cruise in Hobart – Bleacher Report
… in Tuesday's second round, while defending champion Elena Dementieva held on in a tense second set to see off Italian Francesca Schiavone, 6-2, 7-5. …

WTA Medibank International Semis: Dementieva vs. Azarenka – BetUs.com
by Nila Amerova Sydney , Australia â€“ Defending champion Elena Dementieva is a victory away from the title match and a shot at going for a second consecutive …

Four title bouts on Peters card – Irish Times
While Williams had to dig deep, Dementieva had no real problems winning her semi-final against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Dementieva cruised to a 6-3 6-1 …

Dementieva thrashes Serena Williams – Sydney Morning Herald
Grand slam bridesmaid Elena Dementieva showcased her Open credentials with a ruthless victory over the wounded Williams, but all the attention focused on …

Dementieva undaunted by lack of major success – Reuters South Africa
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Elena Dementieva will again be considered one of the favourites when the Australian Open starts next week and …