In the battle of the wounded Elena Dementaiva beat Nadia Petrova and Caroline Wozniacki was knocked out by Francesca Schiavone.
Schiavone 'was quite willing to eat some clay' - Tennis- nbcsports ...
5 Elena Dementieva, who came back to beat No. 19 Nadia Petrova 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 in an all-Russian matchup. Petrova eliminated Venus Williams in the fourth round, but she faded against Dementieva and blamed a left leg injury. “I was not moving properly,” Petrova said. ... “She's definitely a difficult player to play against, because she plays with a lot of spin,” said Wozniacki, the runner-up at last year's U.S. Open. “She plays differently. She mix up the balls a lot. ...
Publish Date: 06/01/2010 16:57
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Schiavone, Dementieva advance to French semis | Tennis Ticket News
Schiavone's opponent Thursday will be No. 5-seeded Elena Dementieva, who rallied past fellow Russian Nadia Petrova, 2-6, 6-2, 6-0. The showing is Dementieva's best at Roland Garros since 2004, when she was runner-up. The 29-year-old Schiavone had been 0-3 in major ... “I'm very happy, and I hope that one day of rest will give me a bit of time to recover and play well the semifinal,” Dementieva said. “It was a very difficult match. The conditions were not easy for anybody. ...
Publish Date: 06/01/2010 17:37
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Dementieva, Schiavone set up semis encounter at French Open ...
The fifth seed Elena Dementieva of Russia and Italian Francesca Schiavone are going to play in the semifinals at the French Open as both of them claimed. ... “I think probably this is the most difficult performance since I played my first time to get to the semifinals,” said Dementieva, who reached her ninth Grand Slam singles semifinal. “I think the weather condition was quite tough for everyone here during two weeks. It was a difficult challenge to win this match today ...
Publish Date: 06/02/2010 6:11
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