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Olympic Park Tennis Centre 11-17 Jan 2009

Dementieva through in three

Dementieva through in three

Wednesday 14 January 2009 Comments

Third seed Elena Dementieva, fresh from winning her 12th career title in Auckland was given a stern test by one of the rising names in women’s tennis, Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska, before securing a place in the semifinals of the Medibank International Sydney.


Dementieva needed two hours 43 minutes to score a 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 victory on the Ken Rosewall Arena.


The Russian was up an early break in the second set but allowed the Polish player back into the match. Radwanska broke serve in the 12th game to win the second set. Dementieva then created 4-1 and 5-2 leads in the deciding set but once again allowed her opponent to rally. Dementieva managed to hold on and closed out the match on her second match point.


In the semifinals she will play either Serena Williams or Carolina Wozniacki.

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  • Karen
    Congrats Elena on beating Serena. What a great victory. I love watching you play. You are so powerful and fit. Good luck against Dinara in the finals and at Melbourne Park.
  • knosew
    Elena won 6-3 6-1 against Serena.wow great form.
  • deep
    Go Elena. you should win grand slam
  • pdb1974
    I think it is good for Dementieva to play these matches, because she usually starts off the beginning of the year slow.
  • yvonne
    Agbieszka certainly is a rising star from Poland !!
    Only 18 yers of age !
    Better luck for Australian Open Agnieszka and your younger sister Urszula !
    We will be watching!
  • dementieva #1
    well done elena!! good luck for the semi's..2009 is definatly your year!!
  • David
    Good work ELENA DEMENTIEVA!!!! U deserve it!!!.

    i Love U =)
  • Dom Porter
    She is one gutsy person!
  • ASB Classic
    Go Elena!!!!!
    Good luck in this tournament!!!!!
    Hope you win!!!
    And Auzzie Open too!!!!!!!!!!!!
    First Grand Slam!!!!!!!!!
  • Didier
    With this victory, the count Win-Loss this year comes to 8-0. That's really impressive ! I hope many other victories will follow in 2009. Congratulations too for Radwanska who is the first in these eight matches to have won one set.
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