Elena Vesnina of Russia plays a forehand in her match against Elena Dementieva of Russia during day six of the ASB Classic at ASB Tennis Centre on January 10, 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Sandra Mu/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Elena Vesnina
Elena Dementieva of Russia visits Melbourne Zoo during day nine of the 2009 Australian Open on January 27, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
Elena Dementieva (New RDiS Series) got the ticket to the Australian Open semi-finals, defeating Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) with a 6-2, 6-2 victory.
On the 10th day at Rod Laver Arena, it was a totally terrible condition, both players had to played in 40 degrees.
However, Elena's powerful performance never got worse. She won first four games in the opening set and she also made a 5-1 lead in the second set.
Elena set up with American Serena Williams for her first Australian semi-finals. She faced Serena at the Sydney International semi-finals 2 weeks ago, and defeated with a straight set.
Don't leave your eyes from strong Elena Dementieva!!
Tournament Results [9th day]
Women's Doubles 4th Rnd.
Serena Williams(USA)[10]/Venus Williams(USA)[10] def. Su-Wei Hsieh(TPE)[16]/Shuai Peng(CHN)[16] , 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.
10th day]
Women's Singles Quarter-finals
Elena Dementieva(RUS)[4] def. Carla Suarez Navarro(ESP), 6-2, 6-2.
Mixed Doubles 3rd Rnd.
Sania Mirza(IND)/Mahesh Bhupathi(IND) def. Aleksandra Wozniak(CAN)/Daniel Nestor(CAN), 3-6, 6-4 [10-5].
