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Elena Dementieva is slashing her way through the Kremlin Cup with her serve. Now that you've snorted coffee all over your keyboard, let me point out that we are still in the Tennis Twilight Zone, otherwise known as the fall indoor season, during which all kinds of strange things happen -- like Virginie Razzano winning two tournaments in a row, counting coup on Venus Williams in one of those finals.
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Elena Dementieva won the Istanbul Cup on Saturday when Aravane Rezai withdrew from the final because of a knee injury.Dementieva led 7-6 (5), 3-0 when Rezai retired. The clay-court warmup for the French Open was the 13th-ranked Russian’s first singles title this year.
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Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia kisses the US Open trophy after defeating her compatriot Elena Dementieva to win the womens's final at the US Open in New York, September 11, 2004. Kuznetsova defeated Dementieva 6-3 7-5. [Reuters]
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Born October 15, 1981 in Moscow, Elena Dementieva's start in tennis was encircled with Russia's greatest. Her parents, Viatcheslav, an electrical engineer, and Vera, a teacher, both played recreational tennis. Their love for the game was such that they tried to enroll 7-year-old Elena and her brother in Moscow's most eminent sports clubs.
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Elena Dementieva was born on October 15, 1981 in Moscow, Russia. She has been twice a finalist in Grand Slam singles tournaments and has won 8 WTA singles titles. Her career-high rank is no.4. Her powerful forehand is probably her biggest shot along with a very good backhand and her fitness and speed which allows her to get a lot of balls back, something that could cause some problems in player like Maria, who prefer to be attacking every time and go for the first ball.
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Following the U.S. Open, Dementieva helped Russia repeat as Fed Cup champions, beating France 3-2 in the final. All three points came from Dementieva, as she avenged her loss to Pierce at the U.S. Open, beat Mauresmo, and then won the deciding doubles match with partner Dinara Safina. At the WTA Tour Championships, Dementieva lost all three round robin matches against Mauresmo, Pierce, and Kim Clijsters with the same score each time: 6-2, 6-3.
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